Patent ID: 8459960
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: F04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A jet pump assembly positionable in a reservoir of a fuel pump module positioned in a fuel tank, the jet pump assembly comprising: a fuel supply conduit; a first jet pump integrally formed as a single piece with the fuel supply conduit and in fluid communication with the fuel supply conduit, the first jet pump including a nozzle; a second jet pump integrally formed as a single piece with the fuel supply conduit and in fluid communication with the fuel supply conduit, the second jet pump including a nozzle and a mixing tube positioned downstream of the nozzle of the second jet pump; an inlet conduit integrally formed as a single piece with the second jet pump and extending from the mixing tube; a base positioned below the nozzle of the first jet pump, the base defining an internal chamber having an opening through which fuel is drawn as a result of a low-pressure region created in the internal chamber by discharge of fuel through the nozzle of the first jet pump; and a stand pipe extending from the mixing tube.