Fuel delivery module for low-profile fuel tank
AssigneeSpectra Premium Industries Inc.
InventorsChia Ching Emilie Hsu, Haixiang Liu
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Abstract
A fuel delivery module for a vehicle having a fuel tank. The fuel delivery module comprises a flange, a reservoir, a fuel pump, a guide rod, a guide rod receiver, and an elastically deformable member. The flange couples to an opening of the fuel tank. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the flange and a fuel pump connected to the reservoir transports fuel from inside the fuel tank to outside the fuel tank through the flange. The guide rod is coupled to the flange at a first end of the guide rod and the guide rod receiver is fixedly disposed on the reservoir. The elastically deformable member is moveably coupled to the guide rod and to the reservoir such that a second end of the guide rod is selectively receivable in the guide rod receiver.
Claims20
A fuel delivery module for a vehicle having a fuel tank, the fuel delivery module comprising:
- a flange for coupling to an opening of the fuel tank;
- a reservoir in fluid communication with the flange;
- a fuel pump connected to the reservoir to transport fuel from inside the fuel tank to outside the fuel tank through the flange;
- a guide rod coupled to the flange at a first end of the guide rod;
- a guide rod receiver fixedly disposed on the reservoir;
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- an elastically deformable member having a first end moveably coupled to the guide rod and a second end fixedly attached to the reservoir, such that a second end of the guide rod is selectively receivable in the guide rod receiver.
A fuel delivery module for a vehicle having a low profile fuel tank, the fuel delivery module comprising:
- a flange for coupling to an opening of the low profile fuel tank;
- a reservoir in fluid communication with the flange to transport fuel from inside the fuel tank to outside the low profile fuel tank through the flange, the reservoir comprising a bottom surface;
- a connecting member for connecting the flange to the reservoir, the connecting member including a guide rod and an elastically deformable member having a first end moveably coupled to the guide rod and a second end fixedly attached to the reservoir, to facilitate movement of the fuel delivery module between an insertion position in which the reservoir is movably coupled to the flange to permit installation of the fuel delivery module in the low profile fuel tank, and an operating position in which the reservoir is fixedly coupled to the flange to securely seat the fuel delivery module in the low profile fuel tank.
A two-position connecting member for connecting a flange of a fuel delivery module to a reservoir of the fuel delivery module, the connecting member comprising:
- a guide rod coupled to the flange at a first end of the guide rod;
- a guide rod receiver fixedly disposed on the reservoir;
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- an elastically deformable member having a first end moveably coupled to the guide rod and a second end fixedly attached to the reservoir, such that a second end of the guide rod is selectively receivable in the guide rod receiver so as to facilitate movement of the fuel delivery module between an insertion position in which the reservoir is movably coupled to the flange, and an operating position in which the reservoir is fixedly coupled to the flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.