Apparatus for delivery of fuel from a storage tank to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsKurt Frank, Hermann Nusser, Willi Strohl
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Abstract
An apparatus for delivery of fuel from a storage tank to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes a pot-shaped container secured in the storage tank and a pump for delivery fluid from the storage tank into the container. An electric motor drives the pump. A second pump driven by the same electric motor delivers fluid from the container to the internal combustion engine. The second pump is located with the electric motor in a common housing. A pumping chamber is formed at an outer side of the bottom of the container, and the first mentioned pump has a delivery member located in the pumping chamber and driven by this electric motor.
Claims17
An apparatus for delivery of fuel from a storage tank to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, said apparatus comprising a pot-shaped container secured in the storage tank and having a bottom;
- a first pump for delivering fluid from the storage tank into said container;
- an electric motor for driving said first pump;
- a second pump driven by said electric motor for delivering fluid from said container to the internal combustion engine and located with said electric motor in a common housing;
- and a pumping chamber formed at an outer side of said bottom of said container, said first pump having a delivery member located in said pumping chamber and driven by said electric motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.