Patent ID: 7540272
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. A fuel supply device for supplying fuel to each of a plurality of fuel injection valves of a multi cylinder engine disposed with a plurality of cylinders in a vertical direction, the fuel supply device, comprising: a fuel supply pipe formed with a fuel path extending upward from a lower end thereof, a cap inserted to close a lower end of said fuel supply pipe, and a plurality of mounting holes formed perpendicular to the fuel path, each of said plurality of mounting holes being adapted to fit a fuel inlet side of one of said plurality of fuel injection valves therein, wherein an upper end of said cap is disposed substantially at the same level in height as the lowest mounting hole among said plurality of mounting holes, and wherein said cap includes a collar to form a holding groove for an O-ring and a protruding portion having a smaller diameter than a body of said cap, said protruding portion extending toward the fuel oath from an upper side of said collar, wherein said upper end of said protruding portion forms said upper end of said cap.