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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Obu, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415 551 ; 4151691 ;
Abstract
A fuel pump assembly having a vapor by-pass port communicating a pump chamber with the interior of a fuel tank, which comprises a vapor introducing passage for introducing the vapor-mixed fuel discharged through the vapor by-pass port, a vapor discharge port communicating with the midway of the vapor introducing passage and opening to the interior of the fuel tank, and a bag-like closed space formed on a rear half portion of the vapor introducing passage. The vapor discharge noise is effectively reduced with the construction.