Patent ID: 6293770
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B01D,F02M,F04D

Abstract:
A fuel tank cap body unit comprising:a filter-equipped pump including a fuel pump portion and a fuel filter portion, integrally provided with said fuel pump portion, said filter-equipped pump having a backing member;a rotary tank, having a flat base so that a base of a fuel tank is brought into contact with said rotary tank, said rotary tank having a side surface defining a plurality of slits formed along an axial direction, and a recessed line axially extending from said base wherein said backing member receives said recessed line in order to constitute a stopper for regulating a fitting position of said filter-equipped pump with respect to said rotary tank, and wherein said filter-equipped pump is fixedly contained in said rotary tank to integrate said rotary tank with said filter-equipped pump;a fuel tank cap body including:a fuel discharge flow channel portion therethrough; anda rotary tank mounting wall which accommodates at least said rotary tank and said filter-equipped pump, said rotary tank mounting wall made of resin and including a plurality of pawls slidably fitted in respective ones of said plurality of slits,wherein said rotary tank mounting wall provided for said rotary tank and fuel tank cap body is fitted such that said rotary tank mounting wall can be made flexibly movable via said pawls fitted in said slits.