Patent ID: 7195466

Claim:
A fuel pump for pumping up fuel and supplying the pumped up fuel to an internal combustion engine, the fuel pump comprising: a cylindrical housing; a pump portion for pumping up and pressurizing fuel, the pump portion being contained in the housing; an electric motor including an armature having an armature shaft, and a commutator for supplying electric current to the armature, the electric motor being contained in the housing together with the pump portion, so that the pump portion is driven by the electric motor; a front cover covering a front axial end of the armature where the commutator is fixed to the armature; a power-receiving connector having an elongate terminal to be electrically connected to a power-supplying connector, the power-receiving connector being formed in the front cover at a position offset from the center thereof; and brushes slidably contacting the commutator for supplying electric current to the armature, wherein: the elongate terminal of the power-receiving connector and the brushes are positioned to overlap each other when viewed in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the armature shaft.