Patent ID: 6892706

Claim:
A common rail fuel injection device ( 10 ) for internal combustion engines, comprising a housing ( 12 ), a high-pressure fuel connection, and a fuel return connection ( 16 ) that includes a plug part ( 20 ) for connection to a fuel return line, the fuel return connection ( 16 ) including a socket part ( 18 ), which is secured in fuelproof fashion in a fuel return opening ( 22 ) in the housing ( 12 ) and onto which the plug part ( 20 ) is placed in fuelproof fashion, wherein the fuel return opening ( 22 ) is disposed laterally in the housing ( 12 ), wherein the socket part ( 18 ) comprises a first portion ( 24 ) toward the device and a second portion ( 26 ) toward the plug, the longitudinal axes of the first and second portions ( 24 , 26 ) are at an angle to one another, preferably of approximately 90°, and wherein the longitudinal axis of the portion ( 26 ) toward the plug extends essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing ( 12 ) of the fuel injection device ( 10 ).