(19)
(11) EP 1 348 868 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/24

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
18.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/16

(21) Application number: 01900261.7

(22) Date of filing: 05.01.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F04B 53/00(2006.01)
F02M 59/46(2006.01)
 F02M 59/44(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2001/000020
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/055881 (18.07.2002 Gazette 2002/29)

(54)

FLUID PUMP AND HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL FEED PUMP

FLUIDPUMPE UND HOCHDRUCKKRAFTSTOFFFÖRDERPUMPE

POMPE A LIQUIDE ET POMPE D'ALIMENTATION EN CARBURANT HAUTE PRESSION

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR IT

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/40

(60) Divisional application:
07007833.2

(73) Proprietors:
  • Hitachi, Ltd.
    Tokyo 100-8280 (JP)
  • Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • YAMADA, Hiroyuki, Automotive Products,
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)
  • SAITO, Atsuji, Automotive Products,
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)
  • KOTAKI, Masayoshi, Automotive Products,
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)
  • ODAKURA, Hiroshi, Automotive Products,
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)
  • ABE, Masami
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)

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JP-A- 10 184 483
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US-A- 5 775 203
   
       
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