Fuel rail to intake manifold mounting clip

• Main Authors: Scollard, Joseph E, Bugos, Stephen C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2002

The invention relates to mounting clips, and more particularly, to mounting clips which mount a fuel rail to an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. A clip for mounting a fuel rail to an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel rail has an outer surface and a projection on the outer surface. The engine has a retaining feature. The clip includes a body extending in a plane and first, second, and third pairs of rail legs extending from the body generally perpendicular to the plane. The second pair of rail legs is generally aligned with and disposed from a respective one of the first pair of rail legs by a predetermined distance. The third pair of rail legs is located distal from the first and second pairs of rail legs. Each of the third pair of rail legs is generally aligned with a respective one of the first pair of rail legs. A free end of each of the pairs of rail legs includes a generally concave surface juxtaposed from and biased toward the other leg of each of the first, second, and third pairs of rail legs. The clip further includes a pair of mounting legs extending from the body generally perpendicular to the plane. Each concave surface of the mounting legs are mountable to the outer surface of the fuel rail. The projection on the outer surface of the fuel rail is locatable between the first and second pair of rail legs. The mounting legs are insertable into the retaining feature such that the clip limits transverse and axial movement of the fuel rail relative to the internal combustion engine.