Reservoir assembly having interchangeable fuel suction unit and fuel pump assembly for vehicles
US7117854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86035
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A reservoir assembly 10 is provided for a fuel tank of a vehicle. The reservoir assembly 10 is constructed and arranged to receive an electric fuel pump assembly 44 or a fuel suction unit 23 in a reservoir 12 thereof. The fuel suction unit 23 and the electric fuel pump assembly 44 are configured so as to be interchangeably received in the reservoir 12. This interchangeability advantageously saves design time and, from a supplier's point of view, provides more flexibility since two separate configurations are no longer required.
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