Fuel module pump holder having fuel retaining reservoir

A fuel tank assembly for a vehicle, the fuel tank assembly comprising:

• a fuel tank;
• and
• a fuel pump module disposed in the fuel tank, the fuel pump module configured to support a fuel pump within the fuel tank, the fuel pump module comprising a module housing and the fuel pump, wherein
• the module housing includes a pump holder that includes:
• a pump holder first end;
• a pump holder second end that is opposed to the pump holder first end;
• an inner wall that extends between the pump holder first end and the pump holder second end, an inner surface of the inner wall defining a pump cavity;
• an outer wall that surrounds a portion of the inner wall;
• and
• a reservoir that is disposed between a first portion of the outer wall and the inner wall, the reservoir including
• a closed end that is disposed between the pump holder first end and the pump holder second end, and
• an open end that is disposed between the closed end and the pump holder first end, and
• the fuel pump includes:
• a pump first end that includes a fuel inlet;
• a pump second end that includes a fuel outlet and is opposed to the pump first end;
• and
• a longitudinal axis that extends through the pump first end and the pump second end, wherein
• the fuel pump is disposed in the pump cavity with the pump first end received in the pump holder first end and the pump second end received in the pump holder second end.

A fuel pump module for supporting a fuel pump within a fuel tank of a saddle-type vehicle, the fuel pump module comprising:

• a module housing configured to be disposed in the fuel tank of the saddle-type vehicle;
• the fuel pump disposed in the module housing, the fuel pump comprising a fuel inlet at a first end of the fuel pump, and a fuel outlet at a second end of the fuel pump;
• and
• a fuel pressure regulator supported by the module housing and disposed at the fuel outlet, the fuel pressure regulator configured to control a fuel pressure of fuel discharged from the fuel pump and direct at least a portion of the fuel discharged from the fuel pump to an engine of the vehicle,
• wherein
• the module housing is configured to direct excess fuel discharged from the fuel pump to a reservoir provided in the module housing,
• the fuel pump module is operable in a first orientation in space iii which the pump second end is above the fuel pump first end,
• the fuel pump module is operable in a second orientation in space in which the pump second end is below the fuel pump first end, and
• the reservoir is configured so that
• when the module housing is in the first orientation in space, the excess fuel drains from the reservoir under force of gravity, and
• when the module housing is in second orientation in space, the excess fuel is retained within the reservoir.