Patent ID: 8087398

Claim:
A fuel system for a direct injection internal combustion engine comprising: an elongated fuel rail, a plurality of direct injection fuel injector assemblies connected to said fuel rail at spaced intervals therealong, each fuel injector assembly having a mounting surface, an elongated bracket secured to the engine, said bracket having a U-shaped recess with an open end for each fuel injector assembly, each U-shaped recess having a mounting surface at its end opposite said open end of said bracket and which is complementary in shape to a first portion of said fuel injector mounting surface, at least one dampener constructed of a resilient material, each said fuel injector assembly being positioned in its associated bracket recess so that at least a portion of said dampener is sandwiched between said fuel injector assembly mounting surface and said recess mounting surface, and a plurality of holders, one holder associated with each bracket recess, each holder having a mounting surface complementary in shape to a second portion of said fuel injector mounting surface, said holder being insertable into its associated recess to thereby sandwich said at least one dampener between said holder mounting surface and said second portion of said fuel injector mounting surface and said holder mounting surface and simultaneously secure its associated fuel injector assembly to said bracket in its associated recess.