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US 7,252,071 B2Granted
Fuel rail
AssigneeDelaware Capital Formation, Inc.
InventorsGeorge E. Kochanowski, Sam A. Sked, Robert G. Farrell
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Abstract
Embodiments include a fuel rail and method for making the fuel rail. Embodiments of the fuel rail include an elongate tubular body with a wall defining a lumen, the elongate tubular body formed with a thermoset composite material, and a pressure port having a lumen in fluid communication with the lumen of the elongate tubular body.
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A fuel rail, comprising:
- an elongate tubular body having a wall defining a lumen, the elongate tubular body formed with a thermoset composite material;
- and
- a pressure port having a lumen in fluid communication with the lumen of the elongate tubular body, where the pressure port includes a collar extending at least partially around the elongate tubular body;
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- an overmold layer around the collar and the elongate tubular body to secure the collar of the pressure port to the elongate tubular body.
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A fuel rail, comprising:
- an elongate tubular body having a wall defining a lumen, the elongate tubular body formed with reinforcement member impregnated with a thermoset composite material;
- a pressure port having a lumen and a collar, the collar extending at least partially around the elongate tubular body and the lumen in fluid communication with the lumen of the elongate tubular body;
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- an overmold layer around the collar and the elongate tubular body.
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A method for forming a fuel rail, comprising:
- forming an elongate tubular body having a wall defining a lumen with a thermoset composite material;
- coupling a pressure port to the elongate tubular body;
- providing the pressure port over the elongate tubular body;
- coupling the pressure port to the elongate tubular body with a thermoset composite material overmold;
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- providing for fluid communication between the lumen of the elongate tubular body and a lumen of the pressure port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.