Fuel delivery unit
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorBernd Rumpf
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Abstract
A fuel delivery unit for delivering fuel from a fuel container to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of components, with the components being a flange for closing an opening in the fuel container, a splash pot which is connected to the flange by means of supporting elements a fuel pump which is arranged in said splash pot, a fuel filter, a pressure regulator, a filling level sensor and a pump pre-filter, and means for connecting each individual component to a ground potential of the motor vehicle. Components through and around which fuel flows are connected to the ground potential by means of at least two electrically conductive connections.
Claims11
A fuel delivery unit for delivering fuel from a fuel container to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of components including:
- a flange for closing an opening in the fuel container;
- a splash pot which is connected to the flange by supporting elements;
- a fuel pump which is arranged in said splash pot;
- a fuel filter filtering fuel output by said fuel pump;
- a pressure regulator returning excess fuel to the splash pot;
- a filling level sensor determining a quantity of fuel in the fuel container;
- a pump pre-filter connected to the fuel pump;
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- means for connecting each of said plurality of components to a ground potential of the motor vehicle by at least two distinct electrically conductive connections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.