Patent ID: 7455052

Claim:
A fuel supply device including a fuel pump which is disposed inside a fuel tank located in front of a rider's seat positioned on a vehicle, comprising: a base plate connected to an upper surface of the fuel tank; a fuel discharge joint formed on the base plate; a power supply connector formed on the base plate; a pump body formed on a lower surface of the base plate; and a fuel intake portion located below the pump body and being directed to a bottom portion of the fuel tank; wherein the base plate is located at a position that is covered by a front portion of a the rider's seat of the vehicle, and wherein a main body of the fuel pump that houses the pump body is mounted via the base plate to the upper surface of the fuel tank such that the main body of the fuel pump is connected to the upper surface of the fuel tank via the base plate, and wherein the fuel pump extends toward the bottom portion of the fuel tank, and wherein the pump body is formed in a cylindrical shape and is provided with a check valve and a pressure regulating valve, said check valve and said pressure regulating valve being arranged above the pump body and on an extension of a cross-sectional plane of the pump body between the pump body and the base plate such that the check valve and the pressure regulating valve do not project from an outer diameter of the pump body.