Title (en)

Fuel system

Title (de)

Kraftstoffsystem

Title (fr)

Systeme d'alimentation en carburant

Publication

EP 1378660 A3 20040121 (EN)

Application

EP 03253899 A 20030620

Priority

• GB 0215489 A 20020704
• GB 0215493 A 20020704

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1378660A2] A fuel system for use in supplying high pressure fuel to an injector of an internal combustion engine comprises a first fuel pump (12) for supplying fuel at a first injectable pressure level to a first accumulator volume (16), a second fuel pump (14) for supplying fuel at a second injectable pressure to a second accumulator volume (18) and control valve means (25) for selecting which of the first or second accumulator volumes (16; 18) supplies fuel to the injection nozzle. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F02M 63/02; F02M 47/02; F02M 45/04; F02M 61/20

IPC 8 full level

F02M 45/00 (2006.01); F02M 45/04 (2006.01); F02M 45/12 (2006.01); F02M 47/02 (2006.01); F02M 63/02 (2006.01); F02M 63/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F02M 45/00 (2013.01); F02M 45/04 (2013.01); F02M 45/12 (2013.01); F02M 47/027 (2013.01); F02M 63/0225 (2013.01); F02M 2200/40 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [XY] WO 0114710 A1 20010301 - BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE], et al
• [X] US 6112721 A 20000905 - KOUKETSU SUSUMU [JP], et al
• [YX] WO 0169076 A1 20010920 - BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE], et al
• [X] GB 2307275 A 19970521 - CATERPILLAR INC [US]
• [X] US 5339786 A 19940823 - MARTIN TIBY M [US]
• [PAPX] EP 1245822 A2 20021002 - DELPHI TECH INC [US]
• [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 360 (M - 1634) 7 July 1994 (1994-07-07)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1378660 A2 20040107; EP 1378660 A3 20040121

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03253899 A 20030620