Patent ID: 9694673
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60K

Claim:
1. An assembly for storing fuel, the assembly comprising: a tank having an opening and a plurality of flanges, the opening defined by a perimeter, the plurality of flanges located about the perimeter; a fuel pump module partially located within the opening; a retaining ring located within the plurality of flanges, positioned around the opening and the fuel pump module; a seal ring, the seal ring located within the plurality of flanges, positioned around the opening and the fuel pump module such that in a radial direction the seal ring is positioned between the fuel pump module and the retaining ring, and in an axial direction the seal ring is positioned between the fuel pump module and the fuel tank, wherein the retaining ring includes a main body having a generally disc shaped form, the generally disk shaped form defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner surface and an outer surface, a diameter of the inner surface being greater than an outer diameter of the seal ring; and the retaining ring further includes one or more tabs extending away from the main body at the outer surface, the tabs having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the tabs aligning with the top surface of the main body, and the lower surface of the tabs aligning with the bottom surface of the main body.