Delivery device and tank configuration for a reducing agent and motor vehicle having a tank configuration
AssigneeEMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
InventorsRolf Brück, Jan Hodgson, Sven Schepers
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Abstract
A delivery device for a reducing agent includes a metallic housing, at least one externally mounted metal suction pipe and an external pressure port. A metallic base plate, at which at least one pump and ducts are provided, is disposed inside the housing. The suction pipe, the housing, the metallic base plate, and the pump are in heat-conducting contact with each other. An elongate heating element is disposed next to the suction pipe. A tank configuration for a reducing agent and a motor vehicle having a tank configuration, are also provided.
Claims16
A tank configuration, comprising:
- a reducing agent tank having a tank opening and a tank bottom;
- a delivery device for a reducing agent, said delivery device closing off said tank opening and said delivery device including:
- a metallic housing disposed at least partially within said reducing agent tank and having an outside, at least one metallic suction pipe fastened to said outside of said metallic housing inside said reducing agent tank and extending toward said tank bottom and said metallic housing having an external pressure line port and an interior;
- a separate metallic base plate disposed in said metallic housing and extending through said interior of said metallic housing;
- at least one pump and ducts mounted on said metallic base plate and fluidically connected through said metallic base plate;
- said at least one metallic suction pipe, said metallic housing, said metallic base plate and said at least one pump being in heat-conducting contact with one another by metallic connecting points;
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- an elongate heating element disposed parallel to said at least one metallic suction pipe;
- said metallic housing and said at least one metallic suction pipe configured to transfer heat from said elongate heating element to the environment of the delivery device inside said reducing agent tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.