Fuel Tank With Low Profile Fuel Reservoir

Abstract

Fuel tank comprising a reservoir and a fuel pump sucking fuel out of said reservoir, wherein said reservoir has a low profile and wherein the fuel pump is mounted horizontally or inclined into or onto said low profile reservoir.

1 . A fuel tank comprising a reservoir and a fuel pump sucking fuel out of said reservoir, wherein said reservoir has a low profile and wherein the fuel pump is mounted horizontally or inclined into or onto said low profile reservoir. 
   
   
       2 . The fuel tank according to  claim 1 , wherein the fuel pump is entirely inside or entirely outside the volume of the reservoir, and is mounted horizontally into or onto it. 
   
   
       3 . The fuel tank according to  claim 1 , wherein the fuel pump is partly within and partly outside the volume of the reservoir and it is mounted inclined into it. 
   
   
       4 . The fuel tank according to  claim 1 , wherein the low profile reservoir lies on the bottom of the fuel tank in a way such that its volume extends inside the fuel tank volume. 
   
   
       5 . The fuel tank according to  claim 4 , wherein a fuel filter is in line with the reservoir, both forming a module which is inserted into the fuel tank through a side wall thereof provided with an opening and a flange. 
   
   
       6 . The fuel tank according to  claim 1 , wherein the low profile reservoir is fixed within or integrated to a recess in the bottom of the fuel tank so that its volume extends outside the fuel tank volume. 
   
   
       7 . The fuel tank according to  claim 6 , wherein the recess directly acts as low profile reservoir and is integrally molded with the fuel tank bottom. 
   
   
       8 . The fuel tank according to  claim 7 , wherein the recess comprises a filter element so that it plays the role both of the low profile reservoir and of a filter housing. 
   
   
       9 . The fuel tank according to  claim 8 , wherein a separate cover is provided on the recess and wherein a perimeter seal is inserted between said cover and said recess. 
   
   
       10 . The fuel tank according to  claim 8 , wherein a cover is molded in one piece with the recess.