Patent ID: 6491028
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B60K,F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
A fuel delivery module for a fuel system in an automotive vehicle, the fuel system including a fuel tank for storing fuel and the vehicle including an engine, with said fuel delivery module comprising:a reservoir having a bottom and a side, with said reservoir storing a portion of the fuel stored in the fuel tank; a means for pumping fuel from the fuel tank to said reservoir and from said reservoir to the engine; a contaminant trap formed in said bottom of said reservoir for collecting contaminants contained in the fuel as fuel is pumped through said reservoir by said means for pumping fuel from the tank to the reservoir such that the contaminants settle into said contaminant trap thereby reducing the amount of contaminants entering said means for pumping fuel from said reservoir to the engine; a directional control deflector disposed within said reservoir, with said directional control deflector cooperating with said means for pumping fuel from the tank to said reservoir so as to divert the fuel containing said contaminants toward said contaminant trap; and wherein said means for pumping fuel from said reservoir to the engine includes a vapor purge orifice and wherein said fuel delivery module further comprises a fuel vapor management section communicating with said vapor purge orifice for collecting fuel vapor purged from said vapor purge orifice and directing said vapor away from said means for pumping fuel from said reservoir to the engine.