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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2004
Stephen J. Anderson, Livonia, MI (US);
Paul F. Briggs, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Jeffery J. Milton, Lake Orion, MI (US);
James A. Wynn, Jr., Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Stephen J. Anderson, Livonia, MI (US);
Paul F. Briggs, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Jeffery J. Milton, Lake Orion, MI (US);
James A. Wynn, Jr., Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention refers to a fuel pressure regulator assembly and method for regulating the pressure of the fuel supplied to the fuel rail at a predetermined pressure. The fuel pressure regulator includes a housing and fuel cover for containing the fuel pressure regulator and submersing the fuel pressure regulator in fuel at all times. A valve element allows excess fuel to exit the fuel pressure regulator and return to the fuel tank for reuse. The fuel component assembly also allows for a method of reducing turbulent fuel flow and for controlling noise and hydrocarbon emissions. The method is achieved by providing a containment assembly that submerges the pressure regulator in fuel for containing and directing fuel flow path.