Device for delivering fuel from a storage tank to the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle
US6425378B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M37/048
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for pumping fuel out of a reservoir (10) to the internal combustion engine (12) of a motor vehicle has a jet pump (24), which pumps fuel, returning in a return line (22) from the engine (12), into a reserve container (14) of a fuel pumping unit (16) along with fuel located in the reservoir (10). According to the invention, an intake window (36) is provided, which is located above the propellant stream (38) of the jet pump (24), so that a storage chamber (46) for fuel returning from the reserve container (14) is embodied.
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