Patent ID: 6010327
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: F16L,F23N,Y10T

Abstract:
A fuel control system, comprising:a fuel control valve unit including a housing having an exterior and a fuel outlet opening therein and a first securing device associated with the housing;means for conveying fuel from the fuel outlet opening to a predetermined location in the system;a fuel conduit having an end thereof secured in the fuel outlet opening, the conduit end being positionable in a desired axial position in the fuel outlet opening relative to the housing, the conduit end further including an annular flange disposed circumjacent the conduit end and extending outward therefrom, the flange adapted to cooperate with the first securing device to hold the conduit end in the desired axial position in the housing;wherein the first securing device has at least one movable member which in a first position thereof permit the conduit end to be axially moved from a position outside the housing to the desired axial position and which in a second position disposes between the flange and the housing exterior to secure the conduit end in the fuel outlet opening.