Fuel injection device

A fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine having a fuel distributor device, the fuel distributor device having at least one pipe connector, one end of the pipe connector forming a receptacle, the fuel injection device comprising:

• an injection valve having an in-flow side upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end being inserted into the receptacle of the pipe connector, the injection valve also having a longitudinal valve axis and a circumferential groove, the circumferential groove being disposed at the upstream end of the injection valve;
• and
• a connecting element engaging the circumferential groove, the connecting element including
• a base element engaging the circumferential groove in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal valve axis and having a disc-shaped construction forming an inner opening, the base element being formed by a first leg portion connected to a second leg portion via a narrow connecting web, at least one of the first leg portion and the second leg portion having a locking lug offset by a first predetermined angle from the connecting web, and at least one of the first leg portion and the second leg portion having a locking groove offset by a second predetermined angle from the connecting web that detachably engages the locking lug, the locking lug and the locking groove forming a detachable locking connection so that the first and second leg portions can be opened and closed diametrically opposite the connecting web, and
• at least one locking element connected to the base element, the at least one locking element being in the direction of the longitudinal valve axis, the locking element being disposed in a position corresponding to a fixing lug formed on the pipe connector, engagement of the locking element and the fixing lug axially fixing the position of the injection valve with respect to the pipe connector.