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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2005
Applicant:
Michael Dallmeyer, Newport News, VA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Dallmeyer, Newport News, VA (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel injector has a housing extending along a longitudinal axis between an inlet and an outlet. The housing has an elongated member connected to a body by a thin shell connector member with a stepped portion. The connector member has a generally constant thickness with a first internal volume and a second internal volume where the second internal volume is at least 1.1 times the first internal volume.