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A fuel feed system capable of feeding a fuel to fuel injection valves at a fuel pressure with improved stability is provided. A fuel feed system for an internal combustion engine including a fuel tank and a low-pressure pump for feeding the fuel in the fuel tank to fuel injection valves, is provide

A fuel feed system capable of feeding a fuel to fuel injection valves at a fuel pressure with improved stability is provided. A fuel feed system for an internal combustion engine including a fuel tank and a low-pressure pump for feeding the fuel in the fuel tank to fuel injection valves, is provided with a diaphragm type damper having a wave-shape cross section at a position in contact with the fuel. Also, in a high-pressure fuel feed pump including a pressurizing chamber for pressurizing the fuel, a plunger for pumping the fuel within the pressurizing chamber, an intake valve provided at a fuel inlet of the pressurizing chamber, a discharge valve provided at a fuel outlet of the pressurizing chamber, and a low-pressure chamber provided in an upstream of the intake valve, a mechanism for reducing fuel pressure pulsation is disposed in a space of the low-pressure chamber provided in the upstream of the intake valve, and a fuel pressure sensor for measuring the fuel pressure is mounted near the mechanism for reducing fuel pressure pulsation.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fuel feed system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a fuel tank; and a low-pressure pump for feeding a fuel in said fuel tank to a fuel injection valve, wherein said fuel feed system is provided with a diaphragm type damper in which a gas is sealed up between tw

What is claimed is: 1. A fuel feed system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a fuel tank; and a low-pressure pump for feeding a fuel in said fuel tank to a fuel injection valve, wherein said fuel feed system is provided with a diaphragm type damper in which a gas is sealed up between two diaphragms, and said diaphragm is configured to be a substantially convex shape, and two of the diaphragms are connected forming a shape like a convex lens, wherein said two diaphragms are secured via an elastic member of a wavelike shape. 2. A high-pressure fuel supply pump, comprising: a pump body having a pressurizing chamber for pressurizing a fuel; a plunger for feeding the fuel by force in the pressurizing chamber; an intake valve provided at a fuel inlet of the pressurizing chamber; a discharge valve provided at a fuel outlet of said pressurizing chamber; and a low-pressure chamber provided in an upstream of said intake valve, wherein a mechanism for reducing fuel pressure pulsation is disposed in a space of a low-pressure chamber provided in the upstream of said intake valve, and a fuel pressure sensor for measuring the fuel pressure is mounted near said mechanism for reducing fuel pressure pulsation. 3. The high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 2, wherein said fuel pressure sensor for measuring fuel pressure is mounted on a case to which said mechanism for reducing fuel pressure pulsation is secured. 4. The high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 2, wherein a metal bellows type damper is used as the mechanism for reducing fuel pressure pulsation. 5. The high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 2, including a diaphragm type damper in which a gas is sealed up between two diaphragms, and said diaphragm is configured to be a substantially convex shape is provided as a mechanism for reducing fuel pressure pulsation, two of the diaphragms being connected forming a shape like a convex lens. 6. A high-pressure fuel supply pump for pressurizing a low-pressure fuel from a low-pressure pump to a high pressure to feed the fuel to fuel injection valves, said high-pressure fuel supply pump including a diaphragm type damper in which a gas is sealed up between two diaphragms, wherein at least one of said two diaphragms has a wave-shape cross section, and said diaphragm type damper is disposed in a low pressure chamber disposed in an upstream of an intake valve of said high-pressure fuel feed pump. 7. A high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 2, wherein a diaphragm type damper in which a gas is sealed up between two diaphragms is provided as a mechanism for reducing fuel pressure pulsation, and said diaphragm type damper is formed by connecting two diaphragms with an annular member inserted between the diaphragms. 8. A high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 2, wherein a diaphragm type damper in which a gas is sealed up between two diaphragms is provided as a mechanism for reducing fuel pressure pulsation, and at least one of said two diaphragms has a wave-shape cross section. 9. A fuel feed system far an internal combustion engine, comprising: a fuel tank; and a low-pressure pump for feeding a fuel in said fuel tank to a fuel injection valve, wherein said fuel feed system is provided with a diaphragm type damper in which a gas is sealed up between two diaphragms, and at least one of said two diaphragms has a wave-shape cross section. 10. The fuel feed system according to claim 9 further comprising a high-pressure fuel feed pump for pressurizing a low-pressure fuel from a said low-pressure pump to a high pressure to feed the fuel to fuel injection valves wherein said diaphragm type damper is disposed in a low pressure chamber disposed in an upstream of an intake valve of said high-pressure fuel feed pump. 11. The fuel feed system according to claim 9, wherein said diaphragm is a diaphragm made of metal. 12. The fuel feed system according to claim 9, wherein a pressure of a gas to be sealed up between the two diaphragms is not smaller than a minimum working fuel pressure and not greater than a maximum working fuel pressure. 13. The fuel feed system according to claim 9, wherein a fuel chamber is provided on each surface of said two dampers. 14. A fuel feed system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a fuel tank; and a low-pressure pump for feeding a fuel in said fuel tank to a fuel injection valve, wherein said fuel feed system is provided with a diaphragm type damper in which a gas is sealed up between two diaphragms, and said diaphragm type damper is formed by connecting two diaphragms with an annular member inserted between the diaphragms, wherein said two dampers are secured via an elastic body of a wavelike shape. 15. The fuel feed system according to claim 9, wherein said two dampers are secured via an elastic body of a wavelike shape. 16. The fuel feed system according to claim 9, further comprising a high-pressure fuel feed pump for pressurizing a low-pressure fuel from the low-pressure pump to a high pressure to feed the fuel to fuel injection valves, wherein said diaphragm type damper is disposed in a low pressure fuel passage upstream from the high-pressure fuel feed pump. 17. The fuel feed system according to claim 9, further comprising a high-pressure fuel supply pump for pressurizing a low-pressure fuel from the low-pressure pump to a high pressure to feed the fuel to fuel injection valves, wherein said diaphragm type damper is disposed in a high-pressure fuel passage downstream from the high-pressure fuel feed pump. 18. The fuel feed system according to claim 9, wherein said two of the diaphragm type dampers are fixed to a housing using a cover, and a fuel chamber is provided inside said cover. 19. The fuel feed system according to claim 9, wherein said diaphragm type damper is formed by connecting two diaphragms with an annular member inserted between the diaphragms. 20. A high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 6, wherein said diaphragm type damper is formed by connecting two diaphragms with an annular member inserted between the diaphragms.