Patent ID: 7861695

Claim:
A device for delivering fuel out of a fuel tank, comprising a fuel delivery unit, which is arranged inside a fuel tank and which consists of a swirl pot with a fuel pump arranged therein for delivering fuel out of the swirl pot via a feed line to an internal combustion engine, and a venting system, which is arranged inside the fuel tank and serves to lead off fuel vapors from the fuel tank, and which comprises venting lines and a liquid trap for precipitating fuel, wherein the venting lines are arranged with one end in the upper area of the fuel tank and with their other end open out into the liquid trap, an activated charcoal filter being arranged downstream of the liquid trap and having a connection to the atmosphere, wherein the liquid and the activated charcoal filter are arranged laterally next to the swirl pot and on a level with the swirl pot, and wherein at least the liquid trap is mechanically connected to the swirl pot.