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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2006
Kazumi Ogawa, Toyota, JP;
Kazumi Ogawa, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A fluid supply apparatus includes a fluid pump for supplying a fluid to a fluid supplied portion from a fluid storage portion, a pair of passages provided between the fluid storage portion and the fluid supplied portion in series with the fluid pump, one of the pair of passages including a first supply passage with a check valve therein for preventing the fluid from flowing back to the fluid storage portion from the fluid supplied portion and the other of the pair of passages including a second supply passage provided in parallel with the first supply passage, and a switching apparatus for switching the second supply passage to a state in which the fluid can flow in the second supply passage.