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Fuel pump assembly

US6270310A · kind A · utility

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15References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 1999
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2260/35
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel pump assembly 10 including a motor 12, a drive shaft 14 which is rotatably coupled to motor 12, an impeller 16, and a chamber assembly 18. Fuel pump assembly 10 has improved efficiency due to the substantial reduction and/or elimination of frictional contact between impeller 16 and the respective interior surfaces 70, 72 of chamber 18.

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