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Fuel pump module including a jet pump having multiple tubes

US8882472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignees

DENSO International America, Inc. · US
DENSO CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Patrick Powell · Farmington Hills, US
Kishore Tammineedi · Farmington Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 31, 2011
Grant date	Nov 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 28, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/85978
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel pump module includes a reservoir and a jet pump. The reservoir includes first and second prime sockets and the jet pump includes a first tube defining a first nozzle and a second tube defining a second nozzle. The first tube has a lower end disposed in the first prime socket and an upper end configured to engage a first line routed to a first position outside of the reservoir in a fuel tank. The second tube has a lower end disposed in the second prime socket and an upper end configured to engage a second line routed to a second position outside of the reservoir in the fuel tank.

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