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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
May. 28, 1998
Eiji Mori, Toyota, JP;
Masahide Kobayashi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takashi Nagai, Obu, JP;
Satomi Wada, Obu, JP;
Kouji Izutani, Nagoya, JP;
Keiichi Yamashita, Kariya, JP;
Hideyuki Nakai, Obu, JP;
Kingo Okada, Toyohashi, JP;
Kazuhiro Shinomiya, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
AISAN Industry Co., Ltd., Obu, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A fuel supply system having a pump for drawing and discharging fuel from a tank and a filter for catching foreign matter in the fuel. A housing has a fuel outlet and supports the pump. The pump has a fuel intake port and a fuel discharge port. A fuel passage is located in the housing and connects the fuel outlet with the discharge port The filter is located in the fuel passage. The filter has a filter case and a filter element therein. The filter case is located in the housing spaced from the inner wall thereof.