Fuel supply apparatus and vapor separator in outboard engine
US7114491B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B61/045
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
With a low-pressure pump, fuel is supplied to a vapor separator comprising an air discharge port and a ball valve for closing the air discharge port in association with a rise in fluid level of the fuel supplied to the vapor separator. When the fuel is filled into the vapor separator entirely, the ball valve acts to tightly close the vapor separator, thereby pressurizing the fuel in the vapor separator.
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