Patent ID: 7025045

Claim:
A fuel injection system for use in internal combustion engines, that has delivery units ( 2 , 3 ) for delivering fuel from a fuel reservoir ( 1 ) in order to supply at least one high-pressure line ( 9 , 10 ) to the cylinders of the engine, the system comprising the at least one high-pressure line ( 9 , 10 ) supplying a plurality of fuel injectors ( 11 ), which include an injector nozzle ( 16 ) that supplies fuel to a combustion chamber of the engine, the at least one high-pressure line ( 9 , 10 ) including line segments ( 17 , 17 . 1 , 17 . 2 ) that connect the individual fuel injectors ( 11 ) to one another, the fuel injectors each having an accumulator chamber ( 36 , 36 . 1 ) integrated into an injector housing ( 20 ), wherein each fuel injector ( 11 ) includes a head region ( 15 ) having a conduit ( 44 ) extending through the head region, the conduit ( 44 ) having an inlet connected to one line segment and an outlet connected to another line segment, and wherein the head region ( 15 ) of the fuel injector ( 11 ) is embodied as an insert piece ( 51 ), which is connected to the injector body ( 20 ) in a sealed fashion.