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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2004
Applicants:
David West, Milford, MI (US);
Michael T. Streb, Plymouth, MI (US);
William M. Warner, Summerville, SC (US);
Inventors:
David West, Milford, MI (US);
Michael T. Streb, Plymouth, MI (US);
William M. Warner, Summerville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 55/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel rail for a fuel-injected internal combustion engine includes an elongated tube having a longitudinal axis, an overall length and a cross-sectional shape along a substantial portion of the length of the tube. The cross-sectional shape is a closed curve, wherein all portions of the cross-sectional shape curve outwardly from the longitudinal axis, and the shape has a non-constant radius. The fuel rail also includes at least one fuel outlet for communicating with a fuel injector.