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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Vince P. Solferino, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul W. Zeng, Inkster, MI (US);
Patrick C. Brostrom, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael R. Kaput, Canton, MI (US);
Scott Lehto, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Syed M. Ahmed, Canton, MI (US);
Vince P. Solferino, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul W. Zeng, Inkster, MI (US);
Patrick C. Brostrom, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael R. Kaput, Canton, MI (US);
Scott Lehto, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Syed M. Ahmed, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine direct injection fuel injector system includes a fuel rail which is welded to a fuel rail bracket. A fuel rail mounting sleeve has a flange and is bolted to the engine cylinder head. The bracket fits around the flange and is held in place by a steel washer and a pair of stepped isolator washers which are positioned in pockets formed on either side of the bracket. The isolator washers serve as springs which form a shock absorber between the bracket and cylinder head. Compression forces on the bracket and isolator washers are controlled by bolt tension.