Patent ID: 9441591
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: F02M

Claim Text:
1. A mounting assembly for mounting a fuel injector to a fuel rail comprising: a mounting boss configured to be mounted to the fuel rail and receive a bolt within the mounting boss to couple the fuel rail to a cylinder head; a fuel cup coupled to the mounting boss configured to receive the fuel injector therein and be mounted to the fuel rail to direct fuel from the fuel rail to the fuel injector; and a coupling member that couples the fuel cup to the mounting boss, the coupling member includes a fuel cup flange that extends into the fuel cup and is coupled to the fuel cup by brazing to couple the coupling member to the fuel cup; wherein the coupling member includes a coupling member aperture surface defining a coupling aperture, the mounting boss defines a mounting boss aperture, the coupling aperture has an inner diameter that is less than an inner diameter of the mounting boss aperture, and the coupling member aperture surface faces a portion of the bolt that is devoid of threads.