CPC F23R 3/286 (2013.01) [F23D 11/38 (2013.01); F23R 3/28 (2013.01); F23R 3/283 (2013.01); F23R 3/343 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00017 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
1. A method of making a fuel injector, comprising:
positioning an inner body within an outer body;
engaging a retention tab of the inner body within a retention groove defined within an inner surface of the outer body;
retaining the inner body relative to the outer body;
heating the inner body and the outer body to define a joint axially offset from the retention tab along the inner body, wherein the joint is located radially between the inner body and the outer body; and
redundantly retaining the inner body within the outer body with the joint, wherein the retention groove is a recess configured to receive the retention tab therein to prevent axial movement of the inner body in both an upstream and a downstream direction.
|