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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2004
Dequan Yu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Zultowski, Canton, MI (US);
Vipin F. Patel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason Nicholas Schultz, Belleville, MI (US);
Matthew Edward Wiethoff, Dexter, MI (US);
DeQuan Yu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Zultowski, Canton, MI (US);
Vipin F. Patel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason Nicholas Schultz, Belleville, MI (US);
Matthew Edward Wiethoff, Dexter, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An in-tank fuel supply unit is provided for supplying fuel from a fuel tank to an engine. The fuel supply unit generally comprises a fuel delivery module and a jet pump assembly selectively attachable to the fuel delivery module. The fuel delivery module has a housing defining a reservoir and includes a fuel pump for pressurizing fuel in the reservoir. The jet pump assembly has a suction tube defining a suction chamber and a nozzle situated inside the suction chamber. The nozzle receives pressurized fuel from the fuel pump and sprays the fuel from a nozzle tip at high velocity to draw additional fuel into the suction chamber through an inlet formed in the suction tube.