Patent ID: 6418910
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
A fuel rail for a non-return fuel injection system, the system including a source of pressurized fuel and at least one fuel injector, the fuel rail comprising:an inlet adapted for fluid communication with the source of pressurized fuel; at least one first outlet adapted for fluid communication with a respective fuel injector; and at least one tube providing fluid communication between the inlet and the at least one outlet, the at least one tube extending along a first axis and including: a first portion extending a first length along the first axis and having a first cross-sectional shape transverse to the first axis; and a second portion extending a second length along the first axis and having a second cross-sectional shape transverse to the first axis, the second cross-sectional shape having a first indentation toward the first axis, the first indentation disrupting pressure pulsations propagating through the at least one tube.