A bracket for clamping an injector onto a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, comprising a clamp section, arranged for providing a clamping force onto the injector to clamp the injector onto the cylinder head; a mount section, extending from the clamp section and arranged for mounting the bracket to the cylinder head adjacent the injector; and a support section, extending from the mount section opposite the clamp section and arranged for supporting the bracket onto the cylinder head at a lever distance from the clamp section, to define the clamping force; wherein the support section comprises a plurality of support elements, each of said support elements arranged at a different lever distance, such that a selected support element from the plurality of support elements engages, in use, with the cylinder head at a selected lever distance, such that the bracket is supported on the selected support element only, to control a magnitude of the clamping force.

A fuel injector testing machine is provided. The machine includes a head unit having a flow meter, and a fuel injector holding assembly. The head unit and/or the fuel injector holding assembly can be moved relative to each other, allowing the head unit to test a subset of fuel injectors held on the fuel injector holding assembly, and subsequently can test another subset of the fuel injectors via movement of the head unit and/or fuel injector holding assembly.

Various embodiments include a fuel injection assembly comprising: a fuel injector; an injector cup comprising a cylindrical body with a cavity at the lower end to receive a fuel inlet port of the injector; a holding element for securing the injector to the cup; a spring clip; and a first opening formed in a peripheral wall of the cup for receiving the holding element. The holding element comprises a U-shaped body with two parallel arms engaging opposite sides of an annular groove in the injector to secure the injector in the cup. When inserted in the cup, the free ends of the two arms project from the cup, and include adjacent the free ends a retention arrangement engageable by the spring clip. The spring clip comprises a depending leg engageable in a corresponding receiving part on the injector to locate the angular position of the injector relative to the cup.

A fuel system includes a fuel injector having an inlet conduit which extends along an inlet conduit axis and has an inlet conduit shoulder which is traverse to the inlet conduit axis. A fuel distribution conduit supplies fuel to the fuel injector, extends along a fuel distribution conduit axis, and has external threads which threadably engage internal threads of a connection nut. The connection nut has an internal shoulder which is traverse to the fuel distribution conduit axis. A retention member is a segment of an annulus and includes a central passage extending axially therethrough. The retention member is terminated in a direction circumferentially about the fuel distribution conduit axis by first and second end surfaces which together form a retention member slot therebetween sized to permit the inlet conduit to pass therethrough in a direction perpendicular to the fuel distribution conduit axis.

A fuel injection device includes at least one fuel injector and a receiving bore in a cylinder head as well as a receiving opening of a fuel rail for the fuel injector. The fuel injector is sealed using at least one sealing ring against the walls of the receiving opening and secured in the receiving opening with the aid of a fastening element. A compensating element is provided that acts on the fastening element to prevent bending moments as a result of an asymmetrical suspension of the fuel injector at the fastening element from acting on the fuel injector. The fuel injector device is particularly suitable for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing, spark-ignition internal combustion engine.

A fuel system includes a fuel injector having an inlet conduit which extends along an inlet conduit axis and has an inlet conduit shoulder which is traverse to the inlet conduit axis. A fuel distribution conduit supplies fuel to the fuel injector, extends along a fuel distribution conduit axis, and has external threads which threadably engage internal threads of a connection nut. The connection nut has an internal shoulder which is traverse to the fuel distribution conduit axis. A retention member is a segment of an annulus and includes a central passage extending axially therethrough. The retention member is terminated in a direction circumferentially about the fuel distribution conduit axis by first and second end surfaces which together form a retention member slot therebetween sized to permit the inlet conduit to pass therethrough in a direction perpendicular to the fuel distribution conduit axis.

A fuel injector assembly includes a fuel cup, a fuel injector, and a bolt. The fuel cup defines a cavity and a cup inlet. The fuel injector includes an injection tip and an upper housing. The injection tip defines a fuel outlet opposite the upper housing. The upper housing defines a fuel inlet and a threaded bore. The fuel inlet is disposed within the cavity and in fluid communication with the cup inlet. The threaded bore is disposed within the fuel cup. The bolt is threadably engaged with the threaded bore. The bolt couples the upper housing to the fuel cup.

In at least some implementations, an adapter, for a fuel pump having a casing, has a base having an axis and an opening through which fluid may flow, and multiple tabs connected to the base. The tabs are circumferentially spaced apart with a void between at least part of the tabs, and at least two tabs have a contact portion that extends radially inwardly to define a minimum diameter opening between the tabs. Each contact portion extends along a portion less than all of the surface areas of the radially inner surface of the tabs.

A fuel injector retention arrangement includes an interior space which extends into a fuel rail socket along an axis. A retention flange of a fuel injector extends radially outward therefrom such that the retention flange is disposed within the interior space. A slot extends radially from the interior space to a fuel rail socket exterior surface and a retention groove extends radially outward from the interior space. A retainer includes a first leg extending through the slot and a second leg extending through the slot, the first leg and the second leg being connected to each other at one end by a retainer base. A lobe of the first leg extends into the retention groove and supports the retention flange and a lobe of the second leg extends into the retention groove and supports the retention flange, thereby retaining the fuel injector to the fuel rail socket.

A fuel system includes a fuel injector having an inlet conduit extending along an axis, a nozzle opening, and a valve needle which is moveable to selectively permit and prevent flow of fuel from the inlet conduit through the nozzle opening. The inlet conduit has a seal support flange which provides a seal support shoulder which is traverse to the axis. A fuel rail assembly includes a fuel rail having a main fuel passage which receives fuel from a fuel source and a socket having a socket bore extending thereinto from a socket open end such that the socket bore is in fluid communication with the main fuel passage and such that the inlet conduit is received within the socket. A sealing ring which is metallic circumferentially surrounds the inlet conduit within the socket bore such that the sealing ring is compressed between the socket bore and the inlet conduit.