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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2008
Paul F. Briggs, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Matthias Nederegger, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Paul F. Briggs, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Matthias Nederegger, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
By-pass structure () is connected between a high pressure portion of a fuel pump () and an inlet of a jet nozzle () of a jet assembly () of a fuel delivery module () of a vehicle. The by-pass structure is constructed and arranged such that under certain conditions when the flow of fuel from the low pressure portion of the fuel pump alone is insufficient to operate the jet pump assembly, fuel is selectively permitted to flow through the by-pass structure from the high pressure portion of the fuel pump to the inlet of the jet nozzle ensuring that a sufficient flow of fuel is present at the jet assembly to draw fuel into the reservoir.