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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2008
Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Saitama, JP;
Takeaki Nakajima, Saitama, JP;
Shoichi Hokazono, Saitama, JP;
Shinya Murabayashi, Saitama, JP;
Hideharu Yamazaki, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Hirose, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Kumakura, Saitama, JP;
Shukoh Terata, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Saitama, JP;
Takeaki Nakajima, Saitama, JP;
Shoichi Hokazono, Saitama, JP;
Shinya Murabayashi, Saitama, JP;
Hideharu Yamazaki, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Hirose, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Kumakura, Saitama, JP;
Shukoh Terata, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle fuel supply device including a saddle-shaped fuel tank comprised of a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber. A reservoir is disposed within the main chamber. A main pump is provided within the reservoir. A sub-pump is detachably provided within the reservoir. The fuel in the reservoir is drawn up by an operation of the main pump to supply fuel to an engine. A portion of the drawn-up fuel is utilized to generate a negative pressure, the negative pressure is utilized to transfer the fuel in the auxiliary chamber to the reservoir, and the negative pressure is utilized to introduce the fuel in the main chamber into the reservoir.