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US 2010/0059025 A1Published application
Fuel module with orifice upstream from regulator
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBilly O. Perez, Luis M. Porras
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Abstract
A fuel module for a vehicle has a module housing in fluid communication with a fuel tank of the vehicle and supporting a fuel pump. A pressure regulator is in the module housing and the regulator receives fuel from the pump. An orifice is disposed in a fluid path between the pump and the intake of the regulator.
Claims17
A fluid module for a vehicle, comprising:
- a module housing;
- a fluid pump supported by the module housing;
- a fluid pressure regulator in communication with the pump and mounted in the module housing;
- and
- a flow restrictor disposed in a fluid conduit establishing a fluid intake of the regulator.
2 more elements
A fuel module for a vehicle, comprising:
- a module housing disposable in fluid communication with a fuel tank of the vehicle and supporting a fuel pump;
- a pressure regulator in the module housing and receiving fuel from the pump;
- and
- an orifice disposed in a fluid path between the pump and regulator.
1 more element
In a fuel module having a module housing configured for fluid communication with a fuel tank to support a fuel pump and a fuel regulator:
- fluid path means between the pump and an intake to the regulator for establishing fluid communication therebetween;
- and
- means in the fluid path means for restricting fluid flow through the fluid path means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.