Patent ID: 6230690
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B60K,F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
A fuel supply apparatus for a vehicle having a fuel tank, comprising:a bracket disposed at an opening of the fuel tank;a subtank to be disposed in the fuel tank, said subtank having a bottom surface which is seatable on a bottom surface of the fuel tank;a connecting member having a base end portion and a distal end portion;an elastic member for pushing said connecting member toward said bottom surface of the fuel tank; anda fuel pump housed in said subtank for discharging fuel through said bracket, wherein; said base end portion of the connecting member is supported by said bracket, and said subtank is rotatably supported by said distal end portion of the connecting member, wherein;said subtank is rotatably supported by said bracket via said connecting member;said subtank has a front surface that first contacts said bottom surface of said fuel tank when said subtank is inserted into said fuel tank, and has a rear surface disposed opposite said front surface;distance between said front surface and said rear surface is greater than a diameter of said opening of said fuel tank; andsaid front surface and said rear surface have a chamfered front surface and a chamfered rear surface, respectively, which are chamfered toward said bottom surface of said bracket.