Fuel feed apparatus

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.