Filter module and fuel pump module utilizing same

A filter module to be installed to a fuel pump that is configured to supply fuel from an inside of a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine while the filter module is configured to filter the fuel, the filter module comprising:

• a suction filter that includes:
• a filter screen that forms a cavity in an inside of the filter screen and is configured to pass fuel and air through the filter screen between the cavity and an outside of the filter screen;
• and
• a filter opening portion that is formed at the filter screen and communicates between the cavity and the outside of the filter screen;
• a connector that includes:
• a connector main body, which is shaped into a tubular form;
• a connector inlet, which is formed at one end of the connector main body and is connected to the filter opening portion;
• a connector outlet, which is formed at another end of the connector main body and is connected to a suction inlet of the fuel pump;
• and
• a connector opening portion, which communicates between an inside and an outside of the connector main body;
• and
• a jet pump that includes:
• a jet pump main body, which is shaped into a tubular form;
• a jet pump inlet, which is formed at one end of the jet pump main body and is connected to the connector opening portion;
• a jet pump outlet, which is formed at another end of the jet pump main body;
• and
• a jet nozzle, which includes a nozzle outlet placed in an inside of the jet pump main body while the jet nozzle is configured to discharge the fuel from the nozzle outlet toward the jet pump outlet.