Patent ID: 7219658
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. A fuel feed apparatus comprising: a flange that covers an opening of a fuel tank; a fuel pump that is accommodated in the fuel tank, the fuel pump pumping fuel in the fuel tank to an outside of the fuel tank; and at least one stay that has a first end, which connects with the flange, the at least one stay having a second end, the at least one stay supporting the fuel pump in the fuel tank on the side of the second end, wherein the flange has a hole portion on a side of the fuel pump, the hole portion of the flange receives the first end of the at least one stay, the first end of the at least one stay being on an opposite side of the fuel pump, the first end, which is received in the hole portion, has a rotation restricting portion that restricts the at least one stay from rotating in a circumferential direction of the at least one stay, the rotation restricting portion has a cross section, which is perpendicular to an axis of the at least one stay, the cross section of the rotation restricting portion is in a noncircular shape, and the hole portion has a cross section that is substantially similar to the cross section of the rotation restricting portion.