Patent ID: 6216908
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B60K,F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
A fuel sending unit in combination with a fuel tank of a vehicle which is subject to upward impacts on the fuel tank comprising:a canister providing a reservoir for fuel,a supporting frame mounted within the fuel tank, andmeans mounting the canister on said frame for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis,wherein said canister is in the form of an elongated cylindrical body, said frame comprises legs spaced apart laterally to straddle the canister, side bars mounted on said respective legs for vertical sliding movement, said mounting means comprising aligned horizontal pivot pins carried by said respective side bars and pivotally supporting opposite sides of said canister, said canister being rotatable on said pivot pins from a vertical position for insertion through an upper wall of the fuel tank to a horizontal position of use, means for releasably retaining said canister in said horizontal position, means connecting said side bars to the upper wall of the fuel tank such that the canister is spaced a substantial distance above a lower wall of the fuel tank, means supporting said legs on the lower wall of the fuel tank, means for rotating said canister from the vertical position to the horizontal position thereof, andfurther including spring means pressing upwardly on said side bars.