Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation

Continental Automotive Systems Us, Inc.

Brian J Pike

Paul F Briggs

Stephen J Anderson

Christian Herbers

A flange assemblyis provided for a fuel supply unit of a vehicle. The assemblyincludes a flangeconstructed and arranged to cover an opening in a fuel tank. The flange has an interior portion constructed and arranged to be exposed to fuel. The interior portion is in communication with an outletprovided at an exterior of the flange. A plastic manifoldis mounted to the interior portion of the flange so as to communicate with the outlet. The manifold is constructed and arranged to mount at least one fuel supply componentthereon.

Flange mounted valve manifold

A fuel supply unitincludes a fuel reservoirfor holding fuel, a fuel pumpwithin the reservoir for pumping fuel from the reservoir, a jet pump assemblywithin the reservoir for drawing fuel from a fuel tank into the reservoir, and a gasketoperatively coupled with a portion of the jet pump assembly and disposed between the portion of the jet pump assembly and an interior surface of the reservoir so as to decouple the jet pump assembly from the reservoir.

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Oxford, MI, United States of America

Brian J Pike