A valve seat member shared by an outlet valve and a pressure relief valve is provided between a pressurizing chamber and a high pressure path. A valve seat of the relief valve is provided on the side of the pressurizing chamber of the valve seat member. A valve seat of the outlet valve is provided in the valve seat member on the side of the high pressure path. One end of a relief path whose other end is open in the valve seat of the pressure relief valve is connected with the high pressure path, and one end of an outlet path whose other end is open in the valve seat of the outlet valve is connected with the pressurizing chamber.

A fuel line check valve system and a fuel system that includes the fuel line check valve system are described. The fuel line check valve system may prevent flow into a fuel system that is generated via a vacuum in the fuel system. The fuel line check valve system may also remain in an open state after it is open via a reduced pressure.

An object of the invention is to provide a fuel supply pump that can simultaneously prevent cavitation erosion in a relief valve seat portion at the time of increasing the pressure and reduce a maximum pressure when releasing an abnormally high pressure. Therefore, in the fuel supply pump, a relief valve mechanism includes a seat portion and a relief valve seated on the seat portion, and sets a set discharge pressure to 30 MPa or more. A seat angle of the seat portion is formed to be 40° to 50°, and a set valve opening pressure of the relief valve mechanism is set to 2 MPa or more than the set discharge pressure.

A motor vehicle fuel pump cover is provided for covering a fuel guide region of a motor vehicle fuel pump by way of a cover housing. A phase change core is received in the cover housing. The phase change core is designed to change the phase state thereof while receiving thermal energy from the fuel guide region. The phase change core is designed for phase change at a temperature of more than 60 C.

A fuel supply pump includes a pressurizing chamber, a high-pressure path, and a valve unit. The valve unit includes an outlet valve which is configured to open to allow fuel in the pressurizing chamber to flow to the high-pressure path when fuel pressure in the pressurizing chamber becomes higher than a first predetermined pressure. The valve unit also includes a pressure relief valve which is configured to open to allow fuel in the high-pressure path to return to the pressurizing chamber when fuel pressure in the high-pressure path becomes higher than a second predetermined pressure. The valve unit also includes a valve seat member in which a relief path and a plurality of outlet paths are formed, wherein a first end of the relief path opens on a relief valve seat for the pressure relief valve, and respective first ends of the plurality of outlet paths open on an outlet valve seat for the outlet valve.

A motor vehicle fuel pump cover is provided for covering a fuel guide region of a motor vehicle fuel pump by way of a cover housing. A phase change core is received in the cover housing. The phase change core is designed to change the phase state thereof while receiving thermal energy from the fuel guide region. The phase change core is designed for phase change at a temperature of more than 60 C.

A direct injection fuel supply system, in one exemplary implementation, includes a lift fuel pump, a positive displacement pump, at least one fuel injector and an accumulator assembly. The lift pump is adapted to be in fluid communication with a supply of fuel and the positive displacement pump is in fluid communication with and downstream of the lift pump. The at least one injector is in fluid communication with an outlet of the positive displacement pump via a high pressure fuel line. The accumulator assembly includes an accumulator and a valve, where the valve is in direct fluid communication with the high pressure fuel line and the injector. The valve is selectively controlled to at least one of an open state providing fluid communication between the accumulator and the high pressure fuel line and a closed state blocking fluid communication between the accumulator and the high pressure fuel line.

A fuel injection equipment for an internal combustion engine is piloted by a central electronic unit, the equipment includes a piloted low pressure pump drawing the fuel from a low pressure tank and sending the fuel toward a piloted inlet valve controlling the inlet of a high pressure pump which pressurizes the fuel and sends it pressurized toward a manifold to which is connected at least one injector. The equipment also includes a high pressure accumulator, distinct from the manifold, and a piloted high pressure valve in fluid communication between the outlet of the high pressure pump and the manifold so that the high pressure accumulator stores and delivers pressurized fuel to the manifold.

A fuel heating device may include a fuel inlet, at least one fuel outlet, at least one inner chamber, and at least one heat exchanger. The at least one heat exchanger may include at least one first heating element and at least one second heating element arranged within an opening arranged within an interior of the at least one heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may include a first electrical conductor arranged in the interior and electrically contacting the at least one first heating element. The heat exchanger may further include a second electrical conductor electrically contacting an outer surface of the at least one heat exchanger. The at least one heat exchanger may include a ribbed portion including a plurality of ribs. The plurality of ribs may be arranged on the outer surface of the at least one heat exchanger and configured to contact the fuel.

A preheating device for an internal combustion engine may include an inlet connection for connecting a distributor rail of a fuel injection system and an outlet connection for connecting a fuel injector of the fuel injection system. A preheating chamber may be fluidically connected with the inlet connection and the outlet connection and be flowable through by a fuel flow. At least one electrical heating element may be included for heating the fuel flow in the preheating chamber. At least one metallic heating body, which may be exposed to the fuel flow in the preheating chamber, may receive the at least one heating element.