Patent ID: 6418911
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
A connector for communicating fluid between a fluid rail and a fuel injector, the connector comprising:a tubular member extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, and including an interior surface and an exterior surface, the tubular member further including first and second projections from the exterior surface, the first projection defining a first shoulder and the second projection defining a second shoulder, the first projection being adapted to be received within the fluid rail and the second projection is adapted to be received within the fuel injector, and the tubular member being adapted for axial displacement relative to at least one of the hydraulic fluid rail and the fuel injector; a first member adapted to form a seal between the tubular member and the fluid rail, the first member contiguously engaging the first shoulder; and a second member adapted to form a seal between the tubular member and the fuel injector, the second member contiguously engaging the second shoulder.