Abstract: A fuel pump module including a fuel reservoir, a fuel pump communicating with the fuel reservoir and having a fuel outlet, and a fuel filter assembly movably coupled to the fuel reservoir to facilitate installation of the fuel pump module into a fuel tank. The fuel filter assembly communicates with the fuel outlet to filter fuel that has passed through the fuel pump. In one aspect of the invention, the fuel filter assembly is pivotally movable with respect to the reservoir. In another aspect of the invention, the fuel filter assembly is linearly movable with respect to the reservoir.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 20, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 20, 2002
Assignee:
Robert Bosch Corportion
Inventors:
Rolf Fischerkeller, Paul Wickett, Patrick M. Flynn