Rotary fuel supply unit with matched materials for the rollers and running track

Claim 1

In a fuel supply unit comprising a pump and an electromotor, the pump including: two stationary side plates; an intermediate plate; a pump rotor, the intermediate plate being situated eccentrically with regard to the pump rotor, said intermediate plate having a running track defining a circular clearance within which the rotor is located, with the clearance between the rotor and the running track defining a crescent-shaped pumping space, said rotor having axially aligned grooves formed therein which open outwardly toward the running track of the intermediate plate; and a roller situated in each groove, each roller having a hardened coating on its rolling surface, said rollers being raidally displaceable by centrifugal force into the pumping space in rolling contact with said running track, said running track being constructed as a multilayered bushing inserted within the circular clearance of the intermediate plate, said bushing consisting of an outer layer of steel, an intermediate layer of sintered metal impregnated with a synthetic resin, and an inner layer of said synthetic resin on which said rollers run.