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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2006
Masaaki Iijima, Gunma, JP;
Junichi Motojima, Gunma, JP;
Masaaki Iijima, Gunma, JP;
Junichi Motojima, Gunma, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fuel pump forming part of a fuel supply system for an automotive internal combustion engine. The fuel pump includes a hollow casing in which a pump section and an electric motor for driving the pump section are disposed. A connector is provided for connecting the electric motor to an external power source, and has a terminal. A brush is slidably contacted with a rotor of the electric motor so as to supply power to a coil of the rotor. A lead wire is provided for electrically connecting the terminal of the connector to the brush. A plating layer of tin is formed on the lead wire by a tin-electroplating.