Patent ID: 6182640
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
A fuel supply unit for a vehicle, comprising:a fuel tank;a fuel pump for providing a fuel supply system of the vehicle with fuel introduced from said fuel tank via a strainer disposed therein;a fuel return pipe for returning surplus fuel from said fuel supply system to said fuel tank; anda spongy fuel-adsorbing member positioned on at least an upper surface of said strainer and being disposed between said strainer and a tip of said fuel return pipe, said spongy fuel-adsorbing member being made of a corrosion-resistant metal, porous and includes a plurality of minute pores for enabling separation of the return fuel into gases and liquid fuel and for protecting against a surge in the fuel caused by gases in the fuel, wherein fuel adsorbed by said spongy fuel-adsorbing member is retained to slowly move to said strainer for stabilizing ripples caused on the surface of the fuel around the fuel-adsorbing member and for stabilizing fuel supplied to said strainer.