A saddle riding vehicle includes: a body frame; a fuel tank; an upright internal combustion engine; a fuel injection device; and a high-pressure fuel pump. The high-pressure fuel pump is configured to be driven by one of an intake-side camshaft and an exhaust-side camshaft. The high-pressure fuel pump is mounted on an upper surface of a cylinder head cover in an attitude inclined rearward toward the other of the camshafts. The high-pressure fuel pump can thus be protected from disturbances from the sides, and the length of a high-pressure pipe for feeding fuel from the high-pressure fuel pump to the fuel injection device can be shortened. The vehicle protects the high-pressure fuel pump from disturbances from the sides, and prevents acceleration of vaporization of fuel by reducing heat which the high-pressure fuel pump receives from the cylinder block.

A saddled vehicle includes: a fuel injection valve mounted in a cylinder head from one side surface of the cylinder head and injecting fuel toward a combustion chamber; and a fuel pump that supplies fuel to the fuel injection valve in response to a generated pump pressure. The fuel pump is disposed in a space between main frames and a down frame and in the one side surface of the cylinder head. Accordingly, there is provided a layout of the fuel pump capable of sufficiently protecting the fuel pump without a need to restrict a position of an internal combustion engine.

A supercharged engine is provided, which includes an engine body having cylinders, an intake passage disposed outside the engine body and connected to the cylinders via intake ports, a supercharger provided in the intake passage and spaced apart from an intake-side side surface of the engine body, the intake-side side surface being connected to the intake passage, and a fuel pump disposed on the intake-side side surface. A portion of the intake passage constitutes an intervening part located between the supercharger and the engine body. The intervening part overlaps with the fuel pump in one of vertical and lateral directions of the engine body.

A supercharged engine is provided, which includes an engine body having cylinders, an intake passage disposed outside the engine body and connected to the cylinders via intake ports, a supercharger provided in the intake passage and spaced apart from an intake-side side surface of the engine body, the intake-side side surface being connected to the intake passage, and a fuel pump disposed on the intake-side side surface. A portion of the intake passage constitutes an intervening part located between the supercharger and the engine body. The intervening part overlaps with the fuel pump in one of vertical and lateral directions of the engine body.

A control device for a motor-driven fuel pump adapted for an internal combustion engine is provided. The fuel pump includes a cylinder, a mover in the cylinder, and an electric actuator configured to move the mover. The control device is configured to perform energization control on the electric actuator to reciprocate the mover so that the fuel pump draws in and discharges fuel. The control device is also configured to control a discharge count and a unit discharge amount based on an operating state of the internal combustion engine. The discharge count is a number of times of discharging fuel from the fuel pump to the fuel pipe during a period between a fuel injection from the fuel injection valve and the next fuel injection, and the unit discharge amount is an amount of fuel for one fuel discharge from the fuel pump.

A control device for a motor-driven fuel pump adapted for an internal combustion engine is provided. The fuel pump includes a cylinder, a mover in the cylinder, and an electric actuator configured to move the mover. The control device is configured to perform energization control on the electric actuator to reciprocate the mover so that the fuel pump draws in and discharges fuel. The control device is also configured to control a discharge count and a unit discharge amount based on an operating state of the internal combustion engine. The discharge count is a number of times of discharging fuel from the fuel pump to the fuel pipe during a period between a fuel injection from the fuel injection valve and the next fuel injection, and the unit discharge amount is an amount of fuel for one fuel discharge from the fuel pump.

An electronic control unit is configured to switch a drive mode of a first high-pressure fuel pump and a second high-pressure fuel pump, in accordance with an operating state of an internal combustion engine, either to a twin-drive mode, in which both the first high-pressure fuel pump and the second high-pressure fuel pump are driven, or to a single-drive mode, in which either one of the first high-pressure fuel pump and the second high-pressure fuel pump is driven. The electronic control unit is configured to determine whether or not a pump ambient temperature, which is the ambient temperature of the first high-pressure fuel pump and the second high-pressure fuel pump, is equal to or higher than a predetermined first temperature. In a case where the pump ambient temperature is equal to or higher than the first temperature, the electronic control unit turns ON a twin-drive mode request flag.

An electronic control unit is configured to switch a drive mode of a first high-pressure fuel pump and a second high-pressure fuel pump, in accordance with an operating state of an internal combustion engine, either to a twin-drive mode, in which both the first high-pressure fuel pump and the second high-pressure fuel pump are driven, or to a single-drive mode, in which either one of the first high-pressure fuel pump and the second high-pressure fuel pump is driven. The electronic control unit is configured to determine whether or not a pump ambient temperature, which is the ambient temperature of the first high-pressure fuel pump and the second high-pressure fuel pump, is equal to or higher than a predetermined first temperature. In a case where the pump ambient temperature is equal to or higher than the first temperature, the electronic control unit turns ON a twin-drive mode request flag.

A mechanical fuel pump is disclosed for delivering fuel to an engine of a vehicle, the mechanical fuel pump having an activated configuration and a deactivated configuration. A dual fuel system and method are also disclosed for use with the mechanical fuel pump.

A mechanical fuel pump is disclosed for delivering fuel to an engine of a vehicle, the mechanical fuel pump having an activated configuration and a deactivated configuration. A dual fuel system and method are also disclosed for use with the mechanical fuel pump.