Patent ID: 7004145
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. A fuel distribution pipe for common rail fuel injection systems comprising: a drawn, rolled or forged pipe, the interior forming a high pressure accumulator for accommodating fuel, pressure lines connected to the pipe, each line opening into the interior of the pipe through a transverse bore, an end closure coupled to a face of the pipe with a sealing body, whereby a threaded force transmission element presses the sealing body against an appropriately designed mating surface on the pipe to form a seal, wherein the sealing body and the force transmission element at least partially parallel to each other in an axial direction, the force transmission element comprising a threaded stopper with a recess on the sealing body side, said element screwed onto into an external thread on the pipe, and the sealing body is accommodated for part of its axial length in the recess, and the sealed height of the sealing body is uniformly surrounded by the threaded stopper.