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US 8,261,722 B2Granted
Delivery unit
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorsWalter Froehlich, Günter Rauchhaus, Thomas Sippel
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Abstract
A delivery unit for delivering fuel from a fuel reservoir to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The delivery unit includes a fuel pump arranged in a swirl pot, a fuel filter arranged downstream of the fuel pump, and a valve arranged in the swirl pot. The valve is arranged downstream of the fuel filter and in a zone of the swirl pot that is continuously filled with fuel.
Claims9
A delivery unit configured to deliver fuel from a fuel container, the delivery unit comprising:
- a splash pot;
- a fuel pump configured to be arranged in the splash pot;
- a fuel filter arranged downstream of the fuel pump, the fuel filter having a filter housing and an outlet stub having a first port configured to deliver the fuel from the fuel container;
- a connecting line that branches off from the outlet stub;
- a holding device arranged on the filter housing, the holding device configured to retain the connecting line;
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- a valve arranged in the splash pot downstream of the fuel filter coupled to an end of the connecting line in a region of the splash pot that is continuously filled with fuel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.