Patent ID: 8726886

Claim:
A fuel supply system for delivering fuel from a tank to an engine of a motor vehicle, the fuel supply system comprising: a reservoir configured to be positioned within the tank; a supply pump positioned at least partially within the reservoir, the supply pump including an inlet positioned adjacent a bottom wall of the reservoir, and an outlet positioned at an upper end of the supply pump; and a jet pump coupled to the supply pump and configured to utilize a flow of pressurized fuel pumped from the reservoir by the supply pump to draw fuel from the tank and discharge fuel into the reservoir, the jet pump including a body, a main inlet of the body coupled to the outlet of the supply pump, the main inlet positioned closer to a top edge of the reservoir than a bottom wall of the reservoir, a nozzle positioned on an interior of the body, a mixing tube defined by the body downstream of the nozzle, the mixing tube defining a channel extending along an axis, a suction inlet of the body in fluid communication with the mixing tube channel, and an outlet formed in the body and positioned at or above an upper portion of the reservoir such that fuel pours down into the reservoir, wherein the body is configured to take fuel flowing along the axis through the channel and redirect the fuel in a direction away from the axis for discharge through the jet pump outlet.