(19)
(11) EP 1 043 495 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.10.2000 Bulletin 2000/41

(21) Application number: 00107583.7

(22) Date of filing: 07.04.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F02M 37/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 09.04.1999 JP 10321199

(71) Applicant: Mitsuba Corporation
Kiryu-shi, Gunma 376-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Narushima, Masahiko
    Kiryu-shi, Gunma (JP)
  • Mori, Shinya
    Kiryu-shi, Gunma (JP)

(74) Representative: Prato, Roberto et al
STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Fuel feed apparatus


(57) A fuel feed apparatus comprises a bottom plate 4a for closing the opening at the bottom of a fuel tank and a lateral wall 4b integrally formed with the bottom plate 4a, the space defined by the lateral wall 4b forms a sub-tank 16 in the fuel tank. A fuel pump 5 and a strainer 6 or a pressure regulator 7 are arranged within the space and the fuel returned by the pressure regulator 7 is put back into the sub-tank 16. A lid 40 having a connecting member 41 provided with a fuel flow path is fitted to the top of the lateral wall 4b to connect the fuel pump 5 and the strainer 6. The connecting member 41 holds the fuel pump 5 and the strainer 6 from above. With the above arrangement, the fuel feed apparatus is compactly realized and can supply fuel on a highly stable basis. Such an apparatus is highly resistive against vibrations.






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