Patent ID: 7303378

Claim:
An apparatus for delivering fuel from a tank to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a reservoir ( 4 ) located in the tank ( 1 ), a fuel supply pump ( 7 ) disposed in the reservoir ( 4 ), at least two suction jet pumps ( 22 . 1 , 22 . 2 ) connected to a drive line ( 29 , 29 . 0 , 29 . 1 , 29 . 2 ), the drive line of the suction jet pumps being connected to a pressure line ( 10 ) downstream of the fuel supply pump ( 7 ), at least one check valve ( 41 ) or a siphon connected in the drive line between the pressure line and the at least two suction jet pumps, a pressure-regulating valve ( 17 ) maintaining a constant pressure in the pressure line ( 10 ), and a throttle ( 40 ) in the drive line ( 29 , 29 . 0 ) between the at least one check valve ( 41 ) or siphon and said pressure-regulating valve ( 17 ).