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EP 1103723 B1 20030326 - Fuel pump

Title (en)

Fuel pump

Title (de)

Kraftstoffpumpe

Title (fr)

Pompe à carburant

Publication

EP 1103723 B1 20030326 (DE)

Application

EP 00125423 A 20001120

Priority

DE 10054590 A 20001103
DE 19956144 A 19991123

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1103723A2] The fuel pump has a rotary pump wheel provided with paddle blades defining a number of chambers, cooperating with channels provided by the pump housing, for providing 2 concentric feed chambers (21,22), for feeding fuel from an inlet channel (18) to an outlet channel (19) leading to the engine and to a second outlet channel (20) leading to a suction pump.

IPC 1-7

F04D 5/00; F02M 37/02

IPC 8 full level

F04D 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F04D 5/002 (2013.01 - EP US); F04D 5/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1103723 A2 20010530; EP 1103723 A3 20020417; EP 1103723 B1 20030326; BR 0005528 A 20010807; ES 2194667 T3 20031201; US 6443693 B1 20020903

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00125423 A 20001120; BR 0005528 A 20001123; ES 00125423 T 20001120; US 71865700 A 20001122