In-tank fuel supply unit
US6619272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M37/0094
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An in-tank fuel supply unit has a reservoir mounted on the floor of a fuel tank, and a fuel pump mounted in the reservoir. The fuel level in the reservoir is maintained by means of a jet pump which is supplied with fuel through a passage. The jet pump has a nozzle which directs a flow of fuel upwards into a venturi passage which has a converging section, a parallel section and a diverging section.
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