# US 10,871,137 B2 · Fuel supply device for internal combustion engine

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- Number: US 10,871,137 B2
- Document ID: US10871137B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/497,234
- Filed: 2017-03-30
- Published: 2020-01-30
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-03-30
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Masahiro Kontani; Takahiko Shimizu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871137B2

## CPC

- F02M 69/465: {of fuel rails}
- F02M 55/02: Conduits between injection pumps and injectors {, e.g. conduits between pump and common-rail or conduits between common-rail and injectors}
- F02M 61/145: {the injection nozzle opening into the air intake conduit}
- F02M 2200/855: using clamp elements or fastening means, e.g. bolts or screws
- F02M 2200/857: characterised by mounting fuel or common rail to engine
- F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF

## Abstract

A fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of fuel injection valves that are disposed side by side in an engine main body or in an intake system component forming part of an intake system, and a fuel distribution pipe that is connected in common to the fuel injection valves and supported via a support part provided on the intake system component or on the engine main body, wherein the fuel distribution pipe is formed from a pipe material, and a restricting member that is a separate member from the fuel distribution pipe is mounted on the support part at a position adjacent to the fuel distribution pipe so as to abut against the fuel distribution pipe to suppress displacement of the fuel distribution pipe from the support part. Thus, it is possible to suppress displacement of fuel piping while ensuring the mass productivity.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine, comprising a plurality of fuel injection valves that are disposed side by side in an engine main body of an internal combustion engine or in an intake system component forming part of an intake system connected to the engine main body, and a fuel distribution pipe that is connected in common to the fuel injection valves and supported via a support part provided on the intake system component or on the engine main body, wherein the fuel distribution pipe is formed from a pipe material, and a restricting member that is a separate member from the fuel distribution pipe is mounted on the support part at a position adjacent to the fuel distribution pipe so as to abut against the fuel distribution pipe to suppress displacement of the fuel distribution pipe from the support part.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the restricting member is formed from a plate material into a bowl shape having a ceiling wall and a peripheral wall connected to an outer peripheral edge of the ceiling wall, and a restricting wall portion abutting against the fuel distribution pipe is formed on part of the peripheral wall.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein a recess part for avoiding interference with the fuel injection valve is formed by cutting out part of the peripheral wall of the restricting member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein a through hole is formed in the ceiling wall of the restricting member, a lead wire guided out from the fuel injection valve being inserted through the through hole.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the restricting member is fastened to the support part by means of a plurality of fastening members arranged side by side in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the fuel distribution pipe.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 5, wherein the restricting member and a stay for fixing the fuel distribution pipe are together fastened to the support part by means of one of a pair of the fastening members.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the restricting members arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the fuel distribution pipe are disposed at a plurality of locations spaced in the longitudinal direction of the fuel distribution pipe.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, wherein a pair of the restricting members are disposed so as to coincide with opposite end parts of the fuel distribution pipe, and the restricting members and the fuel distribution pipe are covered in common by a cover member.