Patent ID: 7377753

Claim:
A fuel supply pump for pressurizing a fuel fed from a low-pressure feed pump, said fuel supply pump comprising: a pump element having a plunger and a compressing chamber, said compressing chamber being connected through a fuel supply path to the low-pressure feed pump, said fuel fed from the low-pressure feed pump being supplied to the compressing chamber through the fuel supply path, said plunger pressurizing the fuel supplied to the compressing chamber; a plunger driving unit having a driving member and a housing for reciprocating said plunger, said driving member being rotatably supported to the housing and slidably contacted to the plunger; a control member provided in the fuel supply path to control a fuel rate of the fuel fed from the low-pressure pump through the fuel supply path; a check valve provided in a part of the fuel supply path, said part of the fuel supply path being connected between the control member and the compressing chamber, said check valve preventing the fuel supplied to the compressing chamber from flowing backward to the control member; lubricating means for supplying a part of fuel to a slidably contact portion between the plunger and the plunger driving unit, said part of fuel being fed from the low-pressure feed pump through the fuel supply path; first throttle means provided in the lubricating means for controlling the part of fuel supplied through the lubricating means; and fuel relief means for relieving a part of fuel into a downstream side of the lubricating means with respect to the first throttle means, said part of fuel being supplied through the fuel supply means to the compressing chamber.