(19)
(11) EP 0 939 223 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/35

(21) Application number: 98310488.6

(22) Date of filing: 21.12.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F04B 1/20, F04B 23/06, F02M 37/04, F02M 39/00
(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: 27.02.1998 GB 9804114

(71) Applicant: Lucas Industries Limited
London W1Y 4DJ (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Collingborn, Peter Alban George
    Gillingham, Kent ME8 8RX (GB)
  • Felton, George Nicholas
    Gillingham, Kent ME8 0HD (GB)

(74) Representative: Bailey, Richard Alan et al
Marks & Clerk, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT
Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)

   


(54) Transfer pump


(57) A transfer pump for use with a high pressure pump having a rotary drive member (10) and a stationary part (16), comprises a plurality of pumping elements (26) reciprocable within bores (24) provided in the drive member (10), the bores (24) extending generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the drive member (10), the pumping elements (26) being reciprocable under the influence of a cam surface (28) defined by a surface of the stationary part (16) of the high pressure pump, the pumping elements (26) being biased towards the cam surface (28), and valve means associated with the bores (24) controlling the flow of the fuel to and from the bores (24).






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