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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick T Muldoon, Adrian, MI (US);
Robert B Hutter, South Lyon, MI (US);
Larry F Popp, South Lyon, MI (US);
Eric P Thorne, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ; F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123514 ; 123457 ;
Abstract
A system for delivering fuel to a motor vehicle engine includes a fuel sending unit and a self-cleaning filter. The fuel sending unit is in fluid communication with the engine, which in the preferred embodiment is a fuel injected engine. A fuel regulator is provided interbetween the fuel sending unit and the engine which delivers a first portion of the fuel to the engine. A second portion of the fuel is delivered to the filter for the sending unit through a reverse path for purging the filter of debris collected from the fuel.