Patent ID: 8096277
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. An intake manifold for an internal combustion engine comprising an engine head having a number of cylinders; the intake manifold comprising: a central body including an intake chamber which receives intake air and a number of pipes each of which connects the chamber to a corresponding cylinder of the internal combustion engine; first fastening holes in the central body for fastening the intake manifold to the engine head by first fastening screws screwed into the engine head; a common rail which receives pressurized fuel and is connected to a number of injectors, each of which injects the fuel into a corresponding cylinder; second threaded fastening holes in the central body for fastening the common rail to the central body by second fastening screws screwed into the central body; and a first metallic reinforcement bracket presenting a first assembly through hole arranged over and coaxially to a corresponding one of the first fastening holes to be locked onto the central body by one of the first fastening screws and presenting a second assembly through hole arranged over and coaxially to a corresponding one of the second fastening hole to be locked onto the central body by one of the second fastening screws.