Patent ID: 9631594
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: F02M

Claim:
1. A fuel injector assembly for a direct injection engine comprising: a fuel rail; a fuel cup in which a fuel injector is inserted into and having a notch formed on an outside of the fuel cup and in a plane parallel to a plane through said rail and the fuel injector assembly, said fuel cup being preassembled to said fuel rail and open at a downwardly facing end, said notch being formed in said fuel cup so that said notch forms a portion of said downwardly facing end of said fuel cup, said notch facing laterally outwardly from a side of said fuel rail; and the fuel injector having: an electrical connector extending outwardly from a side of said fuel injector, a clip having two resilient connector legs adapted to grippingly engage an upper and lower surface of said connector, said clip further having a flexible locking arm attached to and extending outwardly from said resilient connector legs, and a protrusion attached to and protruding outwardly from said flexible locking arm of said clip adjacent a free end of said leg, said protrusion dimensioned to extend into said fuel cup notch and thereby prevent rotation of said fuel injector.