Patent ID: 6705292
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
A clip for fastening a fuel injector to a fuel injector cup of a fuel injection system, the fuel injector cup including an end, an inner surface, and an outer surface defining a shoulder, and the fuel injector including an exterior groove and a O-ring adapted to sealingly engage the inner surface of the fuel injection cup, the clip comprising:a first portion engaging the exterior groove on the fuel injector; and a second portion engaging the shoulder on the outer surface of the fuel injector cup so as to retain along an axis the fuel injector relative to the fuel injector cup, the first portion being axially spaced from the second portion such that a first axial measurement between the first portion and the O-ring exceeds a second axial measurement between the end of the fuel injector cup and the shoulder on the outer surface of the fuel injector cup.