Inlet manifold and fuel supply assembly

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EP 0 501 612 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.10.1992 Bulletin 1992/43

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.09.1992 Bulletin 1992/36

(21)	Application number: 92300769.4

(22)	Date of filing: 29.01.1992

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁵: F02M 69/46, F02M 69/04, F02M 61/14

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT SE

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Priority:

23.02.1991 GB 9103833

(71)	Applicant: JAGUAR CARS LIMITED
	Allesley Coventry CV5 9DR (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Norton, John Albert Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 6HR (GB)

(74)	Representative: Watts, Peter Graham et al
	Anthony Cundy & Co., 1623 Warwick Road Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands B93 9LF Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands B93 9LF (GB)

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(54)	Inlet manifold and fuel supply assembly

(57) An inlet manifold (13) is formed from two castings (14, 15) joined along an interface (16), one casting (14) defines a plurality of seat formations (19) each seat formation (19) being adapted to locate a fuel injector (21), the seat formations (19) opening at one end into an associated inlet passage (17), the other casting (15) defining closure formations (20) corresponding to the seat formations (19) so that when the two castings are bolted together the closure formations (20) will retain the fuel injectors (21) in the seat formations (19), a common fuel passage (25) being provided in the manifold (13) and communicating with each of the seat formations (19) for supplying fuel to the fuel injectors (21).

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