Patent ID: 6125825
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
A fuel pump assembly for a motor vehicle, the assembly comprising a plate (12) adapted to be fixed on the top wall of a fuel tank, a support body (14) which is connected to said plate (12) and which houses an electric pump (20) having an outlet formed by a plug endpiece (24), the plate (12) carrying a socket tube (32) which projects downwards from the plate (12) to co-operate with the plug endpiece (24), and a damping device (42) formed by a sleeve made of compressible material that is disposed in the connection between the socket tube (32) and the plug endpiece (24), the assembly being characterized by the fact that the damping sleeve (42) is placed inside the socket tube (32), and the sleeve (42) is made of a foam material having closed airtight cells.