Title:
FUEL SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003078821
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A fuel system for an internal combustion engine comprises a fuel injection apparatus (16) including at least one fuel injector (18), the fuel injection apparatus (16) being arranged to inject fuel at high pressure into an associated combustion space, and a primary supply line (11) through which fuel is supplied from a low pressure reservoir (10) to the fuel injection apparatus (16). The system also includes a return flow line (20) for a return flow of fuel from the fuel injection apparatus (16) to the low pressure reservoir (10), and a filter arrangement (32) including a primary filter (14) arranged within the primary supply line (11) for filtering contaminants in the fuel flow through the primary supply line (11) and a secondary filter (30) arranged within the return flow line (20) for filtering contaminants from the flow through the return flow line (20).
Inventors:
BRADFORD PETER T (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2003/001054
Publication Date:
December 18, 2003
Filing Date:
March 13, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DELPHI TECH INC (US)
BRADFORD PETER T (GB)
BRADFORD PETER T (GB)
International Classes:
B01D29/21; B01D35/157; F02M37/00; F02M37/22; F02M55/00; (IPC1-7): F02M37/00
Foreign References:
| US5636616A | 1997-06-10 | |||
| US6062203A | 2000-05-16 | |||
| EP0916839A2 | 1999-05-19 | |||
| EP0814256A1 | 1997-12-29 | |||
| GB2292184A | 1996-02-14 | |||
| EP0878620A2 | 1998-11-18 | |||
| DE19846616A1 | 2000-04-13 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1485605A2
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