Automotive fuel pump
US5129796A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/606
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a fuel delivery apparatus including a canister in an automobile fuel tank, an electric fuel pump in the canister having two rotating elements from which three stages of pump operation are derived. A housing of the fuel pump has two cavities in which the two rotating elements are disposed. A first element has a web which divides the corresponding cavity into first and second stage pump chambers. The second element in the second cavity cooperates therewith in defining a third stage pump chamber. When the motor is on, vane pockets on one side of the web in the first pump chamber pump fuel from the fuel tank into the canister. Vane pockets on the other side of the web in the second pump chamber pump fuel from the canister to the third stage pump chamber. The second pump element pumps fuel into the interior of the fuel pump at a high pressure compatible with the requirements of internal combustion engine fuel injection systems. Vapor is separated from the fuel in the second stage pump chamber.
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