Patent ID: 6213100
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B60K,F02M,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A module adapted to be carried by a fuel tank, comprising:a housing constructed to be at least partially received in an opening of a fuel tank and having a lower portion and an upper portion with a flange constructed to be sealed to a wall of the fuel tank in assembly, a first fluid outlet constructed to communicate the interior of the fuel tank with the exterior of the fuel tank,a fuel pump in the tank, carried by the lower portion of the housing and having an inlet in the tank through which fuel is drawn from the tank and an outlet through which fuel is discharged under pressure with the outlet of the fuel pump communicating with the first fluid outlet to discharge fuel through the first fluid outlet to the exterior of the tank; andat least one frangible arm interconnecting the upper portion and lower portion of the housing and constructed to break when a force greater than a threshold force acts on the arm to permit the lower portion to separate from the upper portion of the housing without destroying the seal between the flange and the wall of the tank.