Patent ID: 8596247

Claim:
A fuel delivery assembly for delivering a flow of fuel to a fuel injector, the fuel delivery assembly comprising: a securing member including a securing member opening extending through the securing member such that the securing member is generally cylindrical, the securing member opening including an inner surface that includes a securing member projection; and a quill tube including a quill tube opening extending through the quill tube such that the quill tube is generally cylindrical, the quill tube opening being configured to receive the flow of fuel and direct the flow of fuel to the fuel injector, the quill tube including an outer surface that includes a quill tube projection, wherein the securing member opening is configured to receive at least a portion of the quill tube, and the securing member projection and the quill tube projection are configured to engage in an interference fit, wherein the quill tube includes a first subcomponent detachably connected to a second subcomponent, wherein the first and second subcomponents each include an opening extending through the respective subcomponent such that the first and second subcomponents are generally cylindrical and such that the first and second subcomponent openings form the quill tube opening, wherein the first subcomponent opening is configured to receive at least a portion of the second subcomponent, wherein the first subcomponent includes an inner surface that includes a first subcomponent projection, wherein the second subcomponent includes an outer surface that includes a second subcomponent projection, and wherein the first and second subcomponent projections are configured to engage in an interference fit.