Fuel supply system for vehicle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoki Kobayashi, Toshihiko Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Kido, Hiroshi Nakano
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Abstract
A fuel supply system for a vehicle is provided with a fuel pump disposed in a fuel tank sitting astride a vehicle body frame. The fuel pump is disposed along a side surface of the fuel tank in a position opposed to a portion of the vehicle body frame. This fuel supply system for a vehicle provides a system in which a fuel pump can be disposed even in a fuel tank of a saddle-ridden vehicle with minimum modifications required in size and shape.
Claims15
A fuel supply system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a fuel tank positioned astride a vehicle body frame support member, said fuel tank having a side surface, a bottom surface and a top surface, wherein said fuel tank is shaped to have a pair of bottom portions, said bottom surface and said side surface surrounding said vehicle body frame support member;
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- a fuel pump disposed within the fuel tank, wherein the fuel pump is positioned along the side surface of the fuel tank and in a position opposed to the vehicle body frame and above said pair of bottom portions.
A saddle-ridden vehicle including a vehicle body frame, a front fork mounted to a front portion of the vehicle body frame, a front wheel rotatably mounted on a lower portion of the front fork, a rear wheel rotatably mounted on an oscillating end of a rear fork, an engine, a main frame pipe disposed at a center of a top portion of the vehicle body frame, a vehicle saddle seat, and a fuel supply system, said fuel supply system comprising:
- a fuel tank positioned astride the main frame pipe of the vehicle body frame, said fuel tank having at least a side surface, a bottom surface and a top surface;
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- a fuel pump disposed within the fuel tank, wherein the fuel pump is positioned along the side surface of the fuel tank and opposed to the main frame pipe of the vehicle body frame.
A fuel supply system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a fuel tank positioned astride a main frame pipe of a vehicle body frame, said fuel tank having a saddle shape with an innermost side surface and an outermost side surface, a bottom surface and a top surface;
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- a fuel pump disposed within the fuel tank, wherein the fuel pump is positioned along the innermost side surface of the fuel tank and in a position opposed to the vehicle body frame.
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