Patent ID: 6170472
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
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; anda contaminate 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 traps thereby reducing the amount of contaminants entering said means for pumping fuel from said reservoir to the engine;wherein said contaminant trap has a generally oblong-shaped cross-section for enhancing retention of the fuel contaminants within said trap.