Patent ID: 6935315

Claim:
A fluid rail for conveying an actuating fluid under pressure from an actuating fluid source to a respective fuel injector of an internal combustion engine, the fluid rail being disposable in a space defined in part by a rocker arm carrier of the engine, the fluid rail comprising: a. A first rail portion having a substantially cylindrical inside diameter defining a first substantially cylindrical flow passage; b. A second rail portion having a substantially cylindrical inside diameter defining a second substantially cylindrical flow passage; c. A rail fluid outlet defined in a selected one of the rail portions associated with each respective fuel injector serviced by the rail; d. At least one tubular interconnecting fluid coupling fluidly connected to the first rail portion and to the second rail portion for conveying actuating fluid therebetween, the tubular interconnecting fluid coupling having a substantially cylindrical inside diameter defining an interconnecting cylindrical flow passage; and e. A rail fluid inlet defined in a selected one of the rail portions for fluid communication with the source of actuating fluid.