Patent ID: 6854451

Claim:
A fuel feed apparatus disposed in a fuel tank, the fuel feed apparatus comprising: a sub-tank that is received in the fuel tank; a pump module that is received in the sub-tank and includes: a fuel pump that pumps fuel, which is supplied from the fuel tank to the sub-tank; and a suction filter that is placed below the fuel pump in a vertical direction and is connected to the fuel pump and to a bottom inner wall of the sub-tank on an opposite side with respect to the fuel pump, wherein the suction filter removes debris from fuel to be supplied to the fuel pump; and at least one supporting member that has resiliency and supports the fuel pump in cooperation with the sub-tank at a location, which is above the suction filter in the vertical directions, wherein each supporting member includes a plurality of arm sections, which are connected to the sub-tank, and are spaced from one another in a circumferential direction.