Patent ID: 8419073

Claim:
A fuel distributor assembly comprising: a manifold, at least one connecting nipple configured to connect a branch pipe to a transverse bore extending through a wall of the manifold, a connection recess formed in an outer surface of the manifold around an outer side of an opening of the transverse bore, the connection recess having an encircling inner wall, an encircling bottom wall and an outer wall present at least in a vertex portion of the outer surface of the manifold, and a first groove formed in the bottom wall adjacent to the outer wall, the first groove at least partially surrounding an outer side of the connecting nipple, wherein a terminal-end surface of the connecting nipple facing towards the manifold is welded to the bottom wall along a weld such that the outer side of the connecting nipple transitions via the first groove into the outer wall of the connection recess and the first groove has a depth into the bottom wall that extends below a level of the weld between the connecting nipple and the manifold.