US 12,110,855 B1
Fuel injector clamp with compound mounting
Craig W. Lohmann, Cedar Falls, IA (US); and Rajesh R. Gajare, Pandharpur (IN)
Assigned to DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/587,350.
Int. Cl. F02M 61/14 (2006.01); F02M 55/00 (2006.01); F02M 55/02 (2006.01)
CPC F02M 61/14 (2013.01) [F02M 55/004 (2013.01); F02M 55/025 (2013.01); F02M 2200/855 (2013.01); F02M 2200/856 (2013.01); F02M 2200/857 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuel injector clamp comprising:
a fuel rail side including a bolt fixing surface extending in a first plane and a rail mounting surface extending in an oblique second plane relative to the first plane;
a cylinder head side including a clamp mounting surface extending in a third plane parallel to the first plane; and
a clamp body extending between the fuel rail side and the cylinder head side and defining a first bolt bore, a second bolt bore, and an injector pocket, wherein the first bolt bore extends from the bolt fixing surface at the fuel rail side through the clamp body to the cylinder head side perpendicular to the bolt fixing surface and the clamp mounting surface, wherein the second bolt bore extends from the rail mounting surface at the fuel rail side into the clamp body perpendicular to the rail mounting surface, and wherein the injector pocket extends through the clamp mounting surface perpendicularly through the clamp body to the rail mounting surface, the first bolt bore and the injector pocket extending along parallel axes and the second bolt bore extending along an axis that is oblique to the parallel axes.