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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Mikio Hamada, Obu, JP;
Hiroyuki Nunome, Obu, JP;
Inventors:
Mikio Hamada, Obu, JP;
Hiroyuki Nunome, Obu, JP;
Assignee:
Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Obu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
With a low-pressure pump, fuel is supplied to a vapor separator comprising an air discharge port and a ball valve for closing the air discharge port in association with a rise in fluid level of the fuel supplied to the vapor separator. When the fuel is filled into the vapor separator entirely, the ball valve acts to tightly close the vapor separator, thereby pressurizing the fuel in the vapor separator.