Patent ID: 7036754

Claim:
An injection valve for an internal combustion engine, comprising at least a nozzle body ( 4 ), a nozzle needle ( 5 ) guided axially displaceably in the nozzle body, an at least one-piece retaining body ( 7 ), and means for actuating the nozzle needle ( 5 ) disposed in the retaining body, the nozzle body ( 4 ), on its circumferential surface, having means ( 25 , 26 ) for engagement of a centering tool ( 30 ) provided for the alignment of the nozzle body ( 4 ) and the at least one-piece retaining body ( 7 ), wherein the nozzle body ( 4 ) and the retaining body ( 7 ) are joined to one another and fixed relative to one another via a nozzle lock nut ( 9 ).