Patent ID: 7516735

Claim:
A fuel delivery system, comprising: a fuel rail defining a first longitudinal axis and having an inlet, a feed outlet and a receptor associated with said feed outlet, said feed outlet defining a second axis extending therethrough that is perpendicular to said first longitudinal axis; a fuel injector having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet configured for communication with said feed outlet and said outlet configured for communication with a combustion chamber of an engine associated with said system, said fuel injector defining a third axis extending through said inlet and said outlet thereof that is perpendicular to said first axis and substantially coaxial with said second axis; a first feature associated with one of said fuel rail and said injector, and a second feature associated with the other of said fuel rail and injector, wherein said first and second features cooperate to couple said fuel injector and said fuel rail together and to form a seal therebetween; and a force resolving mount configured for mounting said fuel rail to a reaction surface, said force resolving mount configured to prevent the application of a moment on said fuel rail and said fuel injector about said respective first and third axes as a result of loads applied thereto by pressure in said system, wherein said force resolving mount comprises: a mounting bracket affixed to said fuel rail and having an aperture therein configured to receive a mounting bolt; a first washer disposed on top of said bracket and a second washer disposed on the bottom of said bracket, each of said first and second washers having an aperture therein that is substantially co-axial with said aperture in said bracket and also configured to receive said mounting bolt; a first elastomer isolator disposed between said first washer and said bracket, and a second elastomer isolator disposed between said second washer and said bracket, wherein each of said first and second elastomer isolators have an aperture therein that is substantially co-axial with said apertures in said bracket and said first and second washers and also configured to receive said mounting bolt; a compression limiter configured to receive said mounting bolt and to limit the compression applied by said mounting bolt.