Fuel supply device

A fuel supply device comprising:

• a fuel pump;
• a filter case that receives a fuel filter in its receiving chamber, wherein the fuel supply device filters fuel, which is pressure-sent from an interior of a fuel tank by the fuel pump, through the fuel filter and supplies fuel to an internal-combustion engine;
• a fuel passage that is provided in the filter case and includes a communication port, which communicates with the receiving chamber on a downstream side of the fuel filter, wherein fuel to be discharged through the communication port into the internal-combustion engine flows through the fuel passage;
• a spring-less type outside residual pressure holding valve that is provided at the filter case and holds a pressure of the fuel supplied to the internal-combustion engine when the fuel pump is stopped, wherein the outside residual pressure holding valve includes a valve stopper and a valve element, which opens the outside residual pressure holding valve when the fuel pump is actuated to be engaged with the valve stopper;
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• a spring-urged type inside residual pressure holding valve that is provided at the filter case and holds a pressure of fuel in the receiving chamber when the fuel pump is stopped, wherein:
• the inside residual pressure holding valve includes a valve element, which opens the inside residual pressure holding valve against spring reaction force when the fuel pump is actuated;
• the communication port opens at a shifted position of the fuel passage that is positionally shifted from the inside residual pressure holding valve toward the outside residual pressure holding valve;
• the fuel passage includes:
• an outside passage part through which the fuel to be discharged into the internal-combustion engine flows from the communication port toward the outside residual pressure holding valve;
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• an inside passage part that throttles a flow of fuel flowing from the communication port toward the inside residual pressure holding valve more than the outside passage part;
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• when a passage cross-sectional area of the inside passage part is converted into a passage cross-sectional area of a circular pipe, D which is a passage diameter of the circular pipe, and L which is a length of the inside passage part satisfy a relational expression of L/D≧3.