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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
R. Paul Mason, Dearborn, MI (US);
R. Paul Mason, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A fuel system for use in a fuel tank having first and second tank portions includes first and second fuel pumps in the first and second tank portions, respectively. A first fuel reservoir is provided in the first tank portion and a second fuel reservoir is provided in the second tank portion. A first crossover fuel line extends between the first and second tank portions, and a second crossover fuel line extends between the first and second tank portions. A first jet pump in the first tank portion communicates with the first crossover fuel line for transferring fuel through the first crossover fuel line to the second tank portion, and a second jet pump in the second tank portion communicates with the second crossover fuel line for transferring fuel through the second crossover fuel line to the first tank portion.