Patent ID: 6886541
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. A fuel pump module for mounting to a fuel tank having a limited mounting depth, comprising: a modular flange, for sealing and attaching through an aperture in the fuel tank, said flange having a top side, a bottom side, and a vertical center, said modular flange having an accessory component extending from said bottom side and collectively defining a flange mounting height; a reservoir attached to said modular flange offset from said center, and adapted to be inserted into said fuel tank through said aperture in an upright orientation and maintaining a substantially parallel relationship with a bottom surface of the fuel tank, said reservoir having a height less than the mounting depth of the fuel tank; and a vertically-compressible attachment means operatively connecting said flange to said reservoir; wherein the sum of said flange mounting height, and said reservoir height defines a fuel pump module height, and is greater than the fuel tank mounting depth.