Patent ID: 7556024

Claim:
A fuel supply module, comprising: a mounting flange having an axis and a perimeter for mounting on a fuel tank; a reservoir having an interior, carried by the flange and extending outwardly generally radially of the perimeter of the flange; a fuel pump having an inlet in communication with the interior of the reservoir and an outlet through which fuel is discharged under pressure; a fuel filter carried by the reservoir generally radially outboard of the perimeter of the flange and extending radially outwardly of the reservoir, and having an inlet communicated with the fuel pump outlet to filter fuel discharged from the fuel pump outlet and an outlet through which filtered fuel is discharged from the fuel filter; and a connection feature interconnecting the reservoir and the fuel filter and including a support and a first fuel passage formed in one piece with the connection feature, wherein the first fuel passage communicates fuel discharged from the fuel pump with the fuel filter.