Patent classifications
F02M37/0047
Fuel supply valve for fuel cell system
A fuel supply valve configured to supply fuel from a fuel tank to a stack is provided. The fuel supply valve includes a plunger that has a hollow portion and a housing having with a cavity in which the plunger is configured to move. Additionally, a contact member is disposed between the housing and the plunger to be in contact both with one side of the housing and with one side of the plunger, the contact member maintaining airtightness between the housing and the plunger.
Fuel supply system and related method for engines
An engine apparatus includes a fuel supply system which may comprise a fuel reservoir, primary fuel supply path extending from a fuel inlet in fluid cooperation with the fuel reservoir to a fuel outlet, pressure pulse source, and first and second pressure-operated fuel pumps located along the primary fuel supply path; each of fuel pumps operably coupled to the pressure pulse source. The fuel pumps may be pulse type pumps arranged in series from a flow standpoint along the primary fuel supply path such that fuel discharged by the first fuel pump is supplied to the second fuel pump. The fuel pumps may be mounted and to the engine or appurtenance thereof in a stacked or side-by-side relationship. The pressure pulse source may be the engine crankcase in some designs. The flow and pressures delivered by the series flow fuel pumps are suitable for use with four stroke/cycle engines.
VENTURI PUMP SYSTEM FOR A FUEL SENDING UNIT
A fuel system for a vehicle comprising a fuel tank having a fuel tank reservoir. A lift pump is outside of the fuel tank and includes an inlet, and first and second outlets, with the inlet being configured to receive fuel from the fuel tank. The lift pump is configured to output fluid from the first outlet at a first prescribed pressure. A venturi pump is located within the fuel reservoir and defines a venturi pump reservoir. The venturi pump includes a venturi jet including a drive inlet configured to be fluidly connectable to the first outlet of the lift pump to receive fluid therefrom. A suction inlet is configured to be placeable in fluid communication with the fuel tank reservoir and to draw fluid from the fuel tank reservoir into the venturi pump reservoir in response to fluid flowing through the venturi jet at the first prescribed pressure.
Engine
An engine including a main fuel injection valve, a pilot fuel injection valve, a liquid fuel supply rail pipe, and a pilot fuel supply rail pipe. The main fuel injection valve supplies liquid fuel from the liquid fuel supply rail pipe to a combustion chamber during combustion in a diffusion combustion system. The pilot fuel injection valve supplies pilot fuel from the pilot fuel supply rail pipe to the combustion chamber in order to ignite gaseous fuel during combustion in a premixed combustion system. The liquid fuel supply rail pipe is disposed at one side of an imaginary vertical plane including an axis of a crank shaft. The pilot fuel supply rail pipe is disposed at the side of the imaginary vertical plane at which the liquid fuel supply rail pipe is disposed.
Fuel-efficient and fuel-saving device
A fuel-efficient and fuel-saving device is provided and includes a first fuel-modification device, an air-refining device, and a tubing-type fuel-modification device. The first fuel-modification device is arranged in a fuel tank. The air-refining device is arranged under a filter screen of an air filter of an internal combustion engine, and the tubing-type fuel-modification device is arranged above a pipeline between the internal combustion engine and the fuel tank. The first fuel-modification device includes a first metal box body and a plurality of nano far-infrared ceramic particles. The surface of the first metal box body has a plurality of uniformly arranged air holes. The plurality of nano far-infrared ceramic particles is arranged in the first metal box body. The ball diameter of the nano far-infrared ceramic particles is larger than the diameter of the air holes.
Method and system for internal combustion engine fluid flow
Systems, methods, and a kit of two diverter blocks are provided for diverting a fluid from a fluid line and directing the fluid through a sensor. Fluid flows into a first a first diverter block and into a sensor before flowing out of the sensor and into a second diverter block, then into a downstream fluid line.
Intake device for multiple-cylinder engine and fuel delivery pipe for intake device
The present invention provides an intake device and a fuel delivery pipe for a multiple-cylinder engine including a transpiration gas passage or an intake air pressure collecting passage capable of reducing the number of components and improving assembly operability. The intake device and the fuel delivery pipe for a multiple-cylinder engine include: a throttle body including a plurality of bores, each of which communicates with an inside of each cylinder of the engine, and provided with throttle valves for adjusting intake volumes inside the bores in an openable and closable manner; injectors provided in the throttle body and injecting a fuel to the bores; a delivery pipe for supplying the fuel to the injectors; and an intake pipe communication passage connected to an inside of the bores and communicating with the inside of the bores, and the intake pipe communication passage is formed integrally with the delivery pipe.
In-tank fuel system component retention member
In at least some implementations, a device includes a fuel system component having a body through which fuel flows, and a retention member body connected to the body of the fuel system component, the retention member body having one or more retainers that are flexible and resilient, and that extend outwardly from the retention member body and that are arranged to engaged spaced apart portions of an interior of a fuel tank to retain the position in the fuel tank of the fuel system component.
Fuel reform apparatus
Fuel reform apparatus includes: internal combustion engine including injector and configured so that compression-ignition combustion is carried out in combustion chamber; reform unit interposed in fuel supply path from fuel tank to injector and including reformer reforming fuel stored in fuel tank by oxidation reaction; ignition timing detector detecting ignition timing of fuel in combustion chamber; and controller including CPU and memory. Controller performs: determining whether fuel has been supplied into fuel tank; determining whether reforming is needed based on ignition timing when it is determined that fuel has been supplied; controlling operation of reform unit so as to reform fuel stored in fuel tank to supply to injector when it is determined that reforming is needed; and controlling operation of reform unit so as to supply fuel stored in fuel tank to injector without reforming when it is determined that reforming is not needed.
FUEL TANK SYSTEM
In a fuel tank system, a control unit diagnoses a failure of a fuel storage unit and a processing unit. The fuel storage unit includes a vapor passage through which a fuel tank and a sealing valve are communicated with each other, a first pressure detection unit, and a second pressure detection unit disposed at a position different from the first pressure detection unit. The control unit specifies a presence or an absence of a clogging of the vapor passage based on a first pressure value detected by the first pressure detection unit and a second pressure value detected by the second pressure detection unit when the pressure in the fuel tank is changed by the pressure generation unit in a condition that the sealing valve is controlled to be opened.