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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
Fuel supply pipe includes a fixed fuel supply pipe that comprises a metal, such as stainless steel, and connecting fuel supply pipes that comprise a resin or similar material. The bulk resistivity of connecting fuel supply pipes is chosen to be within the range from 10 to 10 &OHgr;·cm. By doing this, the amount of electric charge that builds up in the fuel when the fuel passes through connecting fuel supply pipes can be held low. Further, the electric charge that builds up on connecting fuel supply pipes is not rapidly discharged. Therefore, spark discharge can be prevented from being generated on connecting fuel supply pipe . Connecting fuel supply pipes may have a multi-layer structure that includes an innermost layer having a bulk resistivity of 10 to 10 &OHgr;·cm and an outermost layer having a bulk resistivity of about 10 &OHgr;·cm or more.