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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Lee J. Becker, Canton, MI (US);
Charles M. Robeck, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mark K. Quinn, Novi, MI (US);
Eric G. Robertson, Southfield, MI (US);
John W. Fallu, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark R. Dobson, Howell, MI (US);
Jason K. Mazur, Northville, MI (US);
Lee J. Becker, Canton, MI (US);
Charles M. Robeck, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mark K. Quinn, Novi, MI (US);
Eric G. Robertson, Southfield, MI (US);
John W. Fallu, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark R. Dobson, Howell, MI (US);
Jason K. Mazur, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A pump assembly includes a pump housing including an inner surface, a pump inlet and an excess flow passage, a filter assembly including a spout extending into the housing, and an insert located within and secured to the housing, and including a first surface spaced from the inner surface and producing therebetween an annular nozzle communicating with said excess flow passage, the nozzle directing a first fluid stream exiting the excess flow passage toward a second fluid stream exiting the spout, the fluid streams flowing toward the pump inlet.