Patent ID: 7261246

Claim:
A holding-down clamp 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 lever arm connectable by a fastening element to the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine; and a fastening partial ring connected to the lever arm and configured to partially surround the fuel injector, the fastening partial ring comprising a first partial circular section and a second partial circular section and having a recess configured to receive a housing part of the fuel injector therethrough to prevent the fuel injector from twisting, wherein the recess is defined by a clearance between a first surface of the first partial circular section and a second surface of the second partial circular section, and wherein the first and second surfaces are adapted to rest against the housing part of the fuel injector that projects through the recess in an installed state.