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US 7,581,530 B2Granted
Support element
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsMartin Scheffel, Werner Berger, Anh-Tuan Hoang, Jens Pohlmann, Martin Buehner, Thomas Froehner, Cedric Olivier, Martin Andorfer
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Abstract
A support element is provided for the mutual support of a fuel injector in a valve receptacle, e.g., the valve receptacle of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, and of the fuel injector against a fuel distribution line. The support element has a clamp, clips and brackets.
Claims22
A support element for mutually supporting a fuel injector in a valve receptacle of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, as well as mutually supporting the fuel injector against a fuel distribution line, comprising:
- a clamp body;
- at least two clips extending from the clamp body and configured to interact with one of the fuel injector and the fuel distribution line;
- and
- at least two brackets extending axially from the clamp body and configured to interact with one of the fuel injector and the fuel distribution line;
- wherein the brackets are axially deformable at least one of elastically and plastically under an axial load applied by one of the fuel injector and the fuel distribution line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.