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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Eric A. Benham, Columbus, IN (US);
Karthik Sethuraman, Columbus, IN (US);
Richard E. Duncan, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 55/00 (2006.01); F02M 55/02 (2006.01); F02M 59/46 (2006.01); F04B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 55/005 (2013.01); F02M 55/025 (2013.01); F02M 59/466 (2013.01); F04B 7/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
High-pressure fuel pumps and systems incorporating the same are disclosed. The fuel pump includes a housing with at least one fluid feed port, a barrel with at least one fluid receiving port, and a clamp to secure the barrel to the housing. The barrel has a first surface configured to contact a second surface of the housing to form a groove. The groove provides fluid communication between the at least one fluid feed port of the housing and the at least one fluid receiving port of the barrel.