Patent ID: 7603989

Claim:
A fuel feed apparatus that pumps fuel in a fuel tank to an outside of the fuel tank, the fuel feed apparatus comprising: a lid member that covers an opening formed in a wall of the fuel tank, the lid member including an outlet passage, through which fuel passes to the outside of the fuel tank; a pump module that is accommodated in the fuel tank, the pump module being supported by the lid member, the pump module including a fuel pump for pumping fuel in the fuel tank to the outside of the fuel tank; a pipe member that connects with a pipe connecting portion of the outlet passage of the lid member and a pipe connecting portion of the pump module, the pump module adapted to discharge fuel to the outlet passage through the pipe member, and an elastic member that is arranged between a bottom wall of the pump module and a bottom wall of the fuel tank for absorbing vibration of the pump module; a support member that connects a supporting portion of the pump module with the lid member; and a resilient member provided on an outer periphery of the support member, wherein the pipe connecting portion of the outlet passage, the pipe connecting portion of the pump module, and a center axis of the fuel pump are substantially perpendicular to a center axis of the lid member, the fuel pump has a circumferential periphery, which is substantially in parallel with the center axis of the fuel pump, and a portion of the circumferential periphery defines the bottom wall of the pump module and is in contact with the elastic member, and the fuel pump is horizontally arranged in a projection plane of the lid member.