Patent ID: 6811102
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
A sealing element for a fuel injector insertable into a receiving bore of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine for direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, comprising:a base body having an axial recess and an annular recess, the axial recess configured to receive a nozzle body of the fuel injector therethrough, the annular recess in communication with the axial recess; and a sealing arrangement arranged in the annular recess and configured to surround the nozzle body peripherally; wherein a first contact face of the base body is arranged in at least indirect contact with an end face of the fuel injector and a second contact face arranged opposite the first contact face of the base body is arranged in at least indirect contact with a step of the receiving bore.