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US 5,471,961 AGranted
Electrical circuitry of a fuel rail assembly
AssigneeSiemens Automotive Corporation
InventorsRobert A. McArthur, Paul D. Daly
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Abstract
Several embodiments for establishing electrical connection of individual fuel injectors on the interior of a fuel rail assembly to an electrical connector at the exterior of the fuel rail assembly include the use of flexible circuits and electronic circuit board assemblies.
Claims9
A fuel rail assembly comprising
- a walled fuel tube within which is disposed a carrier containing a plurality of electrically operated fuel injectors at various locations along the carrier,
- an inlet through which fuel is supplied to said fuel tube, said fuel injectors having nozzles that are disposed in and peripherally sealed to through-holes in said wall for injecting fuel from the fuel rail assembly at various locations along the fuel rail assembly,
- an electrical connector that is accessible on the exterior of the fuel rail assembly to provide for connection of said fuel injectors to a source of control for operating said fuel injectors, and
- circuit means providing electrical connection of said fuel injectors to said electrical connector,
- said circuit means containing multiple, individual conductors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.