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Fuel injection assembly for integrated induction system
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1990-08-29
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Granted: 1993-11-16
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Expires: 2010-08-29
Abstract
Abstract An integrated induction system for providing fluids to the cylinders in an engine comprises a casing adapted for mounting on the engine. The casing has an air inlet and a plurality of fluid outlets. A plurality of air tubes are disposed within the casing so that air entering the air inlet flows through the air tubes and respective fluid outlets to the cylinders. A fuel injection assembly is mounted within the casing to inject fuel into the air exiting the air tubes adjacent each of the fluid outlets causing a mixture of air and fuel to enter the respective cylinders.
Inventors
- 👤 II William B. Rush
- 👤 Jack E. Elder
- 👤 Karl J. Haltiner, Jr.
- 👤 Grant M. Wheeler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:25
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/10; F02M35/10314; F02M35/10321; F02B; F02B27/00; F02B27/005; F02B27/006; F02B27/02; F02B27/0226; F02B27/0247; F02B27/0263; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/30; F02D41/3005; F02M35/10006; F02M35/10026; F02M35/10039; F02M35/10078; F02M35/10085; F02M35/10091; F02M35/10118; F02M35/10209; F02M35/10216; F02M35/10222; F02M35/10236; F02M35/10242; F02M35/10249; F02M35/1034; F02M35/10354; F02M35/104; F02M35/116; F02M51/00; F02M51/005; F02M61/00; F02M61/14; F02M61/145; F02M69/00; F02M69/46; F02M69/462; F02M69/465; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1832; F02B75/22; F02D2400/00; F02D2400/21; F02F; F02F2200/00; F02F2200/06; F05; F05C; F05C2225/00; F05C2225/08; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
An injector pod assembly for an engine comprising an injector mounting adapted to hold a fuel injector, said injectormounting having an inlet allowing entry of fuel into the fuel injector and a fastening means on its outer surface, said injector pod assembly further comprising a carrier to which said fastening means can be releasably attached to hold said injector mounting to said carrier, wherein said fastening means includes inlet and outlet ledges and said carrier includes an inlet latch engageable with said inlet ledge and an outlet latch engageable with said outlet ledge, and further comprising an inlet projection extending away from said injector mounting adjacent said inlet ledge, and an outlet projection extending away from said injector mounting adjacent said outlet ledge, wherein said inlet latch is engageable with said inlet projection and said outlet latch is engageable with said outlet projection to hold said injector pod in alignment with respect to said carrier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
An injector pod assembly for an engine comprising an injector mounting adapted to hold a fuel injector, said injectormounting having an inlet allowing entry of fuel into the fuel injector and a fastening means on its outer surface, said injector pod assembly further comprising a carrier to which said fastening means can be releasably attached to hold said injector mounting to said carrier, wherein said fastening means includes inlet and outlet ledges and said carrier includes an inlet latch engageable with said inlet ledge and an outlet latch engageable with said outlet ledge, and further comprising an inlet projection extending away from said injector mounting adjacent said inlet ledge, and an outlet projection extending away from said injector mounting adjacent said outlet ledge, wherein said inlet latch is engageable with said inlet projection and said outlet latch is engageable with said outlet projection to hold said injector pod in alignment with respect to said carrier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
191 words
An injector pod assembly for an engine comprising an injector mounting adapted to hold a fuel injector said injector mounting having an inlet allowing entry of fuel into the fuel injector and a fastening means on its outer surface, said fastening means comprising three resilient pod latches, each of said pod latches comprising a resilient spring arm extending away from said outer surface and a resilient finger integral with the end of said spring arm, said spring arms having the same length and lying in a single plane, said finger on the middle of said spring arms pointing in an opposite direction with respect to said fingers on the other of said spring arms, said injector pod assembly further comprising a carrier having an oblong opening to which said fastening means can be releasably attached by inserting the ends of said spring arms through said oblong opening so that said finger on the middle of said spring arms overhangs one edge of said oblong opening and said fingers on the other of said spring arms overhang the opposite edge of said oblong opening to hold said injector mounting to said carrier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
191 words
An injector pod assembly for an engine comprising an injector mounting adapted to hold a fuel injector said injector mounting having an inlet allowing entry of fuel into the fuel injector and a fastening means on its outer surface, said fastening means comprising three resilient pod latches, each of said pod latches comprising a resilient spring arm extending away from said outer surface and a resilient finger integral with the end of said spring arm, said spring arms having the same length and lying in a single plane, said finger on the middle of said spring arms pointing in an opposite direction with respect to said fingers on the other of said spring arms, said injector pod assembly further comprising a carrier having an oblong opening to which said fastening means can be releasably attached by inserting the ends of said spring arms through said oblong opening so that said finger on the middle of said spring arms overhangs one edge of said oblong opening and said fingers on the other of said spring arms overhang the opposite edge of said oblong opening to hold said injector mounting to said carrier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
197 words
An injector pod for an engine comprising an injectormounting having an injector socket adapted to hold an upper end of a fuel injector said upper end having the inlet of the fuel injector, said injector mounting having an injector slot adapted to receive an electrical connector radially projecting from the fuel injector to retain it in a predetermined alignment with respect to the axis of said injector socket, said injector mounting further including an inlet allowing entry of fuel into the fuel injector a shoulder adapted for insertion into a pod socket in the engine, the pod socket having an inlet at its top, said shoulder and the pod socket having corresponding constant cross sections in the vertical direction, and a horizontal clearance existing between said shoulder and the pod socket when said shoulder is inserted into the pod socket to facilitate insertion and removal of said shoulder to and from the pod socket, said shoulder and the pod socket each having corresponding eccentric cross sections in a horizontal plane to resist rotation and horizontal displacement of said shoulder in the pod socket to hold the fuel injector in a predetermined orientation with respect to the engine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
197 words
An injector pod for an engine comprising an injectormounting having an injector socket adapted to hold an upper end of a fuel injector said upper end having the inlet of the fuel injector, said injector mounting having an injector slot adapted to receive an electrical connector radially projecting from the fuel injector to retain it in a predetermined alignment with respect to the axis of said injector socket, said injector mounting further including an inlet allowing entry of fuel into the fuel injector a shoulder adapted for insertion into a pod socket in the engine, the pod socket having an inlet at its top, said shoulder and the pod socket having corresponding constant cross sections in the vertical direction, and a horizontal clearance existing between said shoulder and the pod socket when said shoulder is inserted into the pod socket to facilitate insertion and removal of said shoulder to and from the pod socket, said shoulder and the pod socket each having corresponding eccentric cross sections in a horizontal plane to resist rotation and horizontal displacement of said shoulder in the pod socket to hold the fuel injector in a predetermined orientation with respect to the engine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
An injector pod for an engine comprising an injector mounting having an injector socket adapted to hold an upper end of a fuel injector, said upper end having the inlet of the fuel injector, said injector mounting having an injector slot adapted to receive an electrical connector radially projecting from the fuel injector to retain it in a predetermined alignment with respect to the axis of said injector socket, said injector mounting further including an inlet allowing entry of fuel into the fuel injector.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
An injector pod for an engine comprising an injector mounting having an injector socket adapted to hold an upper end of a fuel injector, said upper end having the inlet of the fuel injector, said injector mounting having an injector slot adapted to receive an electrical connector radially projecting from the fuel injector to retain it in a predetermined alignment with respect to the axis of said injector socket, said injector mounting further including an inlet allowing entry of fuel into the fuel injector.
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