Fuel injector clamp
AssigneeInternational Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorIvan M. Lazich
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Abstract
A fuel injector clamp and method of clamping a fuel injector includes clamp members each including a central body with a concaved section and two horizontally offset passageways. Clamp members are oppositely oriented such that the concaved section forms a region adapted to engage a fuel injector. Offset passageways are aligned such that a top passageway of one member is aligned with a bottom passageway of the opposing member. A fastening mechanism is passed through a first pair of aligned passageways to form a hinge, allowing clamp members to pivot about the hinge so a fuel injector can be disposed between the concaved sections. Members are then pivoted towards each other to close the clamp assembly; a second fastening mechanism is passed through a second pair of aligned offset passageways to lock the injector into place.
Claims13
A clamping device for holding a fuel injector to a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a clamp assembly having a first clamp member and a second clamp member, the first and second clamp members adapted to be pivotally connected together at base ends thereof by a first connection, and removably connected at distal ends thereof by second connection, the clamp members being configured to have a space there between that is adapted to capture a fuel injector when the base ends and distal ends are respectively connected together, the clamp assembly being fastenable to the cylinder head and the distal ends being separable by disconnecting the second connection in order to remove a fuel injector from the cylinder head.
A method of clamping a fuel injector on to a cylinder head comprising the steps of:
- oppositely engaging a pair of clamp members by aligning one clamp member at 180 degrees from the other such that flat sides of each clamp member face upwards, and concaved sections from each clamp member face each other to form a region adapted to engage a fuel injector;
- aligning a first set of offset passageways on one end of the oppositely engaged clamp members to form a first set of aligned offset passageways;
- passing a first fastening mechanism through the first set of aligned offset passageways;
- disposing a fuel injector between the oppositely engaged clamp members;
- aligning a second set of offset passageways on the other end of the oppositely engaged clamp members to form a second set of aligned offset passageways;
- passing a second fastening mechanism through the second set of aligned offset passageways;
- tightening the first fastening mechanism into the cylinder head;
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- tightening the second fastening mechanism into the cylinder head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.