Fuel return device for internal combustion engine

Details Fuel return device for internal combustion engine Fuel return device for internal combustion engine

2007-07-24

2007-07-24

Moulis, Thomas (Department: 3747)

Internal-combustion engines

Charge forming device

Fuel flow regulation between the pump and the charge-forming...

Reexamination Certificate

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10524336

ABSTRACT:
The object of the present invention is to provide a fuel return device whereby the residual amounts of fuel in a plurality of fuel tanks can be made approximately equal. According to one preferred mode of the present invention, the fuel return device comprises: residual amount detecting means for detecting the residual amount of fuel in respective fuel tanks; and fuel return distribution adjusting means for adjusting the distribution of the fuel returning to the respective fuel tanks, in accordance with the values detected by the residual amount detecting means, in such a manner that the residual amounts of fuel inside each of the fuel tanks are approximately equal.

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