Compliant sealing connection for fuel components

摘要

A fuel communicating assembly including a base having a wall disposed about a longitudinal axis. The wall having a surface exposed to the longitudinal axis. The surface defining a chamber. The wall having an end that defines an aperture to the chamber. The assembly further including a component having a housing. The housing having an exterior surface. A portion of the exterior surface disposed within the chamber. A metallic member having an inner surface and an outer surface contiguous with the exterior surface of the component. The outer surface is contiguous with the surface of the wall so that the portion of the exterior surface of the component is retained within the chamber and the aperture of the chamber is hermetically sealed. A method of retaining a component within a base is also described.