Patent 7819108 was granted and assigned to Continental Automotive on October, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention relates to a delivery unit for delivering fuel from a fuel reservoir (2) to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. Said delivery unit comprises a fuel pump which is arranged in a swirl pot (4), and a flange (3) which closes an opening (5) of the fuel reservoir, the swirl pot being connected to the flange via at least two supporting elements (6). The supporting elements consist of a fuel-resistant plastic material.