Feed unit
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorsKarl Eck, Dieter Hagist, Matthias Kadler, Martin Maasz, Oliver Schonert, Michael Teichert
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Abstract
In a feed unit for feeding fuel from a fuel container of a motor vehicle a surge part (1) has a base plate (9) and an adjoining tubular section (10). The base plate (9) is fabricated in one piece with a nozzle (15) and a mixer pipe (16) of a suction jet pump (8) and has receptacles (21, 13) for a fine filter (3) and for supporting rods (22) of a fuel pump (2). The feed unit is of particularly simple design as a result of this and can be fabricated in a cost-effective way.
Claims20
A feed unit for conveying fuel out of a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel pump arranged in a baffle,
- a tubular portion of the baffle, said tubular portion at least partially receiving the fuel pump,
- a baseplate of the baffle, said baseplate closing off the tubular portion downward, and
- a suction jet pump provided for filling the baffle with fuel from the fuel tank, wherein the components of the suction jet pump are manufactured in one piece with the baseplate of the baffle, the baseplate and the tubular portion are designed as components to be manufactured independently of one another, and wherein the baseplate has a margin connected sealingly to the tubular portion of the baffle.
A method for conveying fuel out of a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- arranging a fuel pump in a baffle,
- providing a tubular portion of the baffle, said tubular portion at least partially receiving the fuel pump,
- providing a baseplate of the baffle, said baseplate closing off the tubular portion downward, and
- providing a suction jet pump for filling the baffle with fuel from the fuel tank, wherein the components of the suction jet pump are manufactured in one piece with the baseplate of the baffle, the baseplate and the tubular portion are designed as components to be manufactured independently of one another, and wherein the baseplate has a margin connected sealingly to the tubular portion of the baffle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.