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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2006
Jeffery J. Milton, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Jeffery J. Milton, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation, Auburn Hills, unknown;
Abstract
A fuel pump module assembly includes a fuel pumphaving an inletand an outlet. The fuel pumpis constructed and arranged to send fuel from the outlet to an engine of a vehicle. The fuel pump has a vapor purge porttherein constructed and arranged to permit fuel vapor to exit the fuel pump generally downwardly. A pump filteris disposed below the vapor purge portand is associated with the inletof the fuel pump. The pump filter is constructed and arranged to filter fuel prior to entering the inlet. A vapor deflectoris associated with the vapor purge portand is constructed and arranged to deflect vapor, which exits the vapor purge port, so as to continue to move generally downwardly but away from the pump filter.