Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel pump assembly for a motor vehicle, the assembly being characterized by the fact that it comprises a damping device (42) formed on the outlet of a pump (20) by a sleeve made of compressible material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 18, 1999
Date of Patent:
October 3, 2000
Assignee:
Marwal Systems
Inventors:
Michel Sanchez, Alain Bournel, Christophe Gouzou
Abstract: An apparatus for drawing off fuel for a motor vehicle tank, the apparatus being of the type comprising a secondary reserve (20) suitable for being placed in a main tank (10), main pump (30) suitable for drawing fuel from the reserve (20), and auxiliary pump (40) of the jet pump type suitable for drawing fuel from the main tank and for transferring it to the secondary reserve (20). The body (41) of the jet pump (40) is angularly positioned to be vertical, with its outlet facing upwards.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an intake-and-gauging device for the fuel in a motor vehicle, the device comprising a fixing base designed to be fixed on a wall of a fuel tank and carrying an intake assembly provided with a reserve receptacle and a gauging assembly, wherein the gauging assembly is slidably mounted in a generally vertical direction on the reserve receptacle and is resiliently urged towards the bottom of the relative to said receptacle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 1, 1995
Date of Patent:
October 21, 1997
Assignee:
Marwal Systems
Inventors:
Philippe Mollet, Jean Brigliadori, Jean Filjak