Claims
- 1. An assembly comprising:a fuel conduit; at least one support operatively connected to said fuel conduit; an engine component body; and a resilient connector operatively attaching said at least one support to said engine component body wherein said resilient connector is vibration welded to said engine component body.
- 2. An assembly comprising:a fuel conduit; at least one support operatively connected to said fuel conduit; an engine component body; and a resilient connector operatively attaching said at least one support to said engine component body wherein said resilient connector is a resilient insert with an insert portion.
- 3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein said component body and said support each have a hole to receive said insert portion.
- 4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein said insert portion has a non-flexed dimension greater than an inner dimension of said holes and a flexed dimension smaller than said inner dimension of said holes.
- 5. An assembly comprising:a fuel conduit; at least one support operatively connected to said fuel conduit; an engine component body; and a resilient connector operatively attaching said at least one support to said engine component body wherein said engine component body has a flange operatively connecting said resilient insert to a manifold.
- 6. An assembly comprising:a fuel conduit; at least one support operatively connected to said fuel conduit; an engine component body; and a resilient connector operatively attaching said at least one support to said engine component body wherein said resilient connector is formed from a polymer.
- 7. An assembly comprising:a fuel conduit; at least one support operatively connected to said fuel conduit; an engine component body, and a resilient connector operatively attaching said at least one support to said engine component body wherein said engine component body is formed from a polymer.
- 8. A fuel rail assembly comprising:a fuel conduit; at least one support operatively connected to said fuel conduit; a manifold; and a separate resilient insert with an insert portion operatively connecting said at least one support to said manifold.
- 9. The fuel rail assembly of claim 8 wherein said manifold and said support each have a hole to receive said insert portion.
- 10. The fuel rail assembly of claim 9 wherein said insert portion has a non-flexed dimension greater than an inner dimension of said holes and a flexed dimension smaller than said inner dimension of said holes.
- 11. The fuel rail assembly of claim 8 wherein said support is a bracket.
- 12. The fuel rail assembly of claim 8 wherein said manifold has a flange operatively connecting said resilient insert to said manifold.
- 13. The fuel rail assembly of claim 8 wherein said manifold, said resilient insert, and said support are a polymer.
- 14. The fuel rail assembly of claim 8 further including at least one fuel injector connected to said fuel rail.
Parent Case Info
This application claims priority to Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/197,158 filed Apr. 13, 2000.
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