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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Katsuhisa Yamada, Okazaki, JP;
Masaaki Tanaka, Tsu, JP;
Chiaki Kawajiri, Anjo, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A fuel supply device includes a subtank in a fuel tank, a fuel pump in the subtank having a first pump unit suctioning fuel in the subtank to supply fuel to an external equipment and a second pump unit suctioning fuel outside the subtank to pump fuel into the subtank, and a filter connected to a first suction port of the first unit and a second suction port of the second unit and filtering supply fuel supplied to the equipment and pump fuel pumped into the subtank. The filter includes a case, a first filter, and a second filter. The first filter in a first passage of the case directing fuel in the subtank into the first port filters the supply fuel. The second filter in a second passage of the case directing fuel outside the subtank into the second port filters the pump fuel.