Patent ID: 7225777

Claim:
An internal combustion engine, comprising: at least one cylinder head having a housing; an injector provided in the housing so as to inject fuel; a wire harness for transmitting signals from an electronic controller to the injector, the wire harness including a first section extending from the electronic controller to the cylinder head housing and a second section extending from the cylinder head housing to the injector; and means for connecting the first section to the second section of the wire harness, the connecting means including a terminal carrier and a boot, the terminal carrier having self-locking means formed as a latching lobe that engages on the cylinder head housing so that the terminal carrier is locked in place, the boot having self-locking means that engages on the terminal carrier, wherein the terminal carrier comprises a terminal and a cover, wherein the terminal comprises a compression spring for exerting a clamping force, and a conductor strip, the second section of the wire harness is permanently connected to the conductor strip of the terminal carrier, wherein wires, with insulation removed, of the first section of the wire harness are detachably connected to the terminal carrier by the compression spring and the conductor strip.