Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Jet pump retention and seal method with living hinge
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Application No.: US11882014Application Date: 2007-07-30
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Publication No.: US08529216B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: Paul F. Briggs , Jeffery John Milton , Matthias Nederegger , John P. Wattai
- Applicant: Paul F. Briggs , Jeffery John Milton , Matthias Nederegger , John P. Wattai
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Main IPC: F04B23/08
- IPC: F04B23/08

Abstract:
A fuel supply unit includes a fuel reservoir (22) for holding fuel. A fuel pump (18) is in the reservoir for pumping fuel from the reservoir. A jet pump assembly (16) is within the reservoir for drawing fuel from a fuel tank into the reservoir. A seal structure (24) has a flange (28) with a living hinge (31). The seal structure is operatively coupled with a housing of the jet pump assembly and disposed between the housing and a portion of the reservoir, with a portion of the flange being pivoted about the living hinge such that the portion of the flange engages an interior surface of the reservoir, providing a seal between the housing of the jet pump assembly and the interior surface of the reservoir.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090035153A1 Jet pump retention and seal method with living hinge Public/Granted day:2009-02-05
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