Patent attributes
The invention relates to a fuel pump assembly, which comprises a fuel pump (2), a fuel tank (3), in which the fuel pump (2) is at least partially arranged, an intermediate component (4), which is arranged on the outside of the fuel tank (3) and has a fuel connection to the fuel tank (3), and a filter (5), which is arranged in a filter chamber (6) and is arranged on the outside of the intermediate component (4) or the fuel pump (2). According to the invention, a fuel flow flows from an interior (30) of the fuel tank (3) through a first opening (40) of the intermediate component (4) outward into the filter chamber (6) and from the filter chamber (6) through the filter (5) and through a second opening (41) of the intermediate component (4) to an inlet (20) of the fuel pump (2).