Patent ID: 7207320
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
1. A fuel pump unit comprising: a fuel pump having a suction port, a discharge port, and a vapor discharge pipe that protrudes downward from one end of the fuel pump, the fuel pump drawing in fuel through the suction port, increasing the pressure of the drawn fuel, and discharging the pressurized fuel from the discharge port; and a fuel filter for removing impurities from the fuel drawn into the fuel pump, the fuel filter comprising a frame formed with an opening and a filter that seals the opening of the frame, wherein an internal space is formed by the frame and the filter, wherein the fuel pump is substantially accommodated within the internal space of the fuel filter, the suction port of the fuel pump is positioned in the internal space of the fuel filter, and the discharge port of the fuel pump protrudes outside the internal space of the fuel filter, and wherein the frame comprises a first frame and a second frame, each of the first and second frames comprising a support, the vapor discharge pipe being held between the support of the first frame and the support of the second frame, and a tip portion of the vapor discharge pipe being positioned outside the fuel filter.