Patent ID: 8881765

Claim:
A fuel feed apparatus for feeding fuel from a fuel tank, the fuel feed apparatus comprising: a reservoir located in the fuel tank, the reservoir being in a bottomed tubular shape having a periphery defining an opening; a lid member located in the fuel tank and mounted to the periphery of the reservoir to close the opening; a pump unit partially accommodated in the reservoir and configured to discharge fuel stored in the reservoir to an exterior of the fuel tank, the pump unit being located at a position offset from a center axis of the lid member, the pump unit having a projection projected from the lid member to an exterior of the reservoir; a remaining quantity detector configured to detect a quantity of fuel in the fuel tank, the remaining quantity detector being located at a remaining space remaining in the fuel tank, the remaining space being located on the lid member and located around the projection; a pillar located at the remaining space; and a flange mounted to the fuel tank and connected with the pump unit via a support shaft, the support shaft being an independent component; wherein the remaining space includes a first remaining space portion and a second remaining space portion located on both sides of the projection, and both the remaining quantity detector and the support shaft are located at the first remaining space portion; the remaining quantity detector includes: a float floating in fuel in the fuel tank; an arm holding the float; and a bearing portion supporting the arm, the remaining quantity detector is configured to detect the quantity of fuel in the fuel tank according to a rotation angle of the arm, the lid member includes: a mount portion to which the remaining quantity detector is mounted; a holding portion holding the support shaft; and a fitted portion to which the holding portion is elastically fitted, and the mount portion has a release window configured to: release the bearing portion being projected; and allow elastic fitting of the holding portion.