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Fuel Supply Device

  • US 20190331073A1
  • Filed: 01/23/2017
  • Published: 10/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fuel supply device for feeding fuel to an internal combustion engine, the fuel supply device comprising:

  • a pump for pumping fuel from within a tank;

    a fuel supply passage configured to feed the fuel pumped by the pump to the internal combustion engine;

    a leak passage coupled to the fuel supply passage, wherein the leak passage is configured to branch the fuel pumped up by the pump away from the fuel supply passage to the tank; and

    a vapor outlet passage configured to discharge vapor from the pump,wherein a mesh member is arranged within the leak passage, and wherein the mesh member is configured to generate an interfacial tension at an interface between fuel and air within the leak passage.

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