Patent ID: 7159575
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fuel feed apparatus that pumps fuel in a fuel tank to an outside of the fuel tank, the fuel feed apparatus comprising: a sub-tank that is accommodated in the fuel tank, the sub-tank defining an opening; a sub-tank lid that covers at least a part of the opening of the sub-tank; a return pipe, wherein return fuel flows into the sub-tank through the return pipe; and a pump module that is accommodated in the sub-tank, wherein the return pipe has a downstream end that is mounted on an upper side of the sub-tank, the sub-tank lid includes a support member that supports the downstream end, the pump module includes a fuel pump that pumps fuel in the sub-tank, the pump module further includes a suction filter that is connected to a suction port of the fuel pump, and the sub-tank accommodates the suction filter.