Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel pipe assembly and clamping means
- Patent Title (中): 燃油管总成和夹紧装置
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Application No.: US13004132Application Date: 2011-01-11
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Publication No.: US08640673B2Publication Date: 2014-02-04
- Inventor: Andrew Male
- Applicant: Andrew Male
- Applicant Address: LU Luxembourg
- Assignee: Delphi Technologies Holding S.arl
- Current Assignee: Delphi Technologies Holding S.arl
- Current Assignee Address: LU Luxembourg
- Agent Thomas N. Twomey
- Priority: EP10151332 20100121
- Main IPC: F02M55/02
- IPC: F02M55/02 ; B23P11/00

Abstract:
A fuel pipe assembly for supplying fuel to a fuel injector located within a bore of an engine cylinder head comprises a tube nut for connecting the fuel pipe to the fuel injector and a securing arrangement comprising a locking nut and a deformable clamp member for securing the fuel pipe within the tube nut. The tube nut comprises a tubular member defining an axial bore to receive the fuel pipe, a distal end shaped for cooperation with the head of the fuel pipe, and a proximal end having an attachment mechanism for engaging a compatible attachment mechanism of the locking nut. The locking nut has an axial bore to receive the fuel pipe, and an attachment mechanism for engaging a compatible attachment mechanism of the tube nut. The clamp member defines a bore to receive the fuel pipe and is deformable under compression. In a first state of engagement, the locking nut and tube nut define a volume therebetween that accommodates the clamp member in an unstrained configuration and the fuel pipe is able to move laterally. In a second state of engagement, the clamp member is compressed between the locking nut and tube nut into a strained configuration such that lateral movement of the fuel pipe is constrained.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110174272A1 FUEL PIPE ASSEMBLY AND CLAMPING MEANS Public/Granted day:2011-07-21
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