Anti-surge tank housed within a fuel vessel

摘要

A fuel system for a vehicle engine. The fuel system includes a fuel vessel and a surge tank that is housed within the fuel vessel. One or more injectors inject fuel into the engine from the surge tank. The surge tank includes a lift pump that draws fuel from the fuel vessel into the surge tank. The fuel system also includes a connector line that connects the one or more injectors to the surge tank.

主权项

1. A fuel system for a vehicle, said vehicle including an engine, said fuel system comprising:
a fuel vessel that stores fuel for the engine; one or more injectors that inject fuel into the engine; a surge tank that is housed within the fuel vessel, wherein the surge tank includes a lift pump that draws fuel from the fuel vessel into the surge tank; a connector line connecting the one or more injectors to the surge tank; and a diagnostic assembly that is housed within the surge tank, said diagnostic assembly including a fuel level switch and a fuel temperature switch, wherein the fuel level switch is opened when a predetermined minimum fuel threshold has been reached and the fuel temperature switch is opened when a predetermined maximum fuel temperature has been reached.