Patent ID: 7159576

Claim:
A fuel feed apparatus that pumps fuel in a fuel tank having an opening, the fuel feed apparatus comprising: a lid module that includes a canister accommodated in the fuel tank, the canister defining a space in the fuel tank, the space being in the vicinity of a lateral periphery of the canister, the canister detachably absorbing fuel vapor in the fuel tank, the lid module covering the opening of the fuel tank; a pump module that is located in the space for pumping fuel in the fuel tank; and a connecting member that connects the lid module with the pump module, the connecting member axially slidable with respect to the lid module and the pump module along the lateral periphery of the canister and a lateral periphery of the pump module, wherein when the lid module is connected to the fuel tank by moving the lid module toward the pump module along the connecting member, the connecting member hooks to the pump module, so that the connecting member is restricted from moving in a direction, in which the lid module moves toward the pump module.