Patent ID: 7387111

Claim:
An in-tank fuel supply unit for supplying fuel from a fuel tank to an engine, the fuel supply unit comprising: a fuel delivery module having a housing defining a reservoir, the fuel delivery module including a fuel pump for pressurizing fuel in the reservoir; and a jet pump assembly having a suction tube defining a suction chamber and a nozzle situated inside the suction chamber, the nozzle receiving pressurized fuel from the fuel pump and spraying fuel from a nozzle tip at high velocity to draw additional fuel into the suction chamber through an inlet formed in the suction tube, the jet pump assembly further comprising a flange projecting laterally from the suction tube, the flange comprising a first snap feature, and the fuel delivery module further comprising a second snap feature formed on the housing of the fuel delivery module, the first and second snap features cooperating to selectively connect the jet pump assembly to the fuel delivery module.