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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2007
Paul F. Briggs, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Jeffery John Milton, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Matthias Nederegger, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
John P. Wattai, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Paul F. Briggs, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Jeffery John Milton, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Matthias Nederegger, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
John P. Wattai, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel supply unit includes a fuel reservoir () for holding fuel. A fuel pump () is in the reservoir for pumping fuel from the reservoir. A jet pump assembly () is within the reservoir for drawing fuel from a fuel tank into the reservoir. A seal structure () has a flange () with a living hinge (). 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.