Clamping load distributor and top stop for a fuel injector

In combination:

• a fuel injector unit;
• a cylinder head;
• a clamp connectable to said cylinder head;
• and
• an apparatus for receiving said clamp to secure said fuel injector unit to said cylinder head, comprising:
• a body having an aperture for receiving a portion of said fuel injector unit therein, said body having a first end and an opposite second end;
• a stop connected to said first end of said body for restricting the axial movement of said portion of said fuel injector unit;
• a clamp receiving portion within said body for receiving said clamp;
• and
• a contact portion contactable with said fuel injector unit, said contact portion being connected to said second end of said body for transmitting a clamping load from said clamp to the fuel injector unit, said contact portion disposed radially inward from said clamping receiving portion.

An apparatus situated between a fuel injector body and a clamping device, said apparatus comprising:

• a substantially cylindrical body having a first end and an opposite second end, said body having an aperture extending between said first end and said second end for receiving a portion of the fuel injector body;
• a clamping device receiver aligned with said cylindrical body, said clamping device receiver located between said first end and said second end;
• and
• a contact portion connected to said second end of said body for transmitting a clamping load from the clamping device to the fuel injector body, said contact portion disposed radially inward relative to said clamping device receiver.