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Arrangement for feeding of fuel from a supply tank to an internal combustion engine, particularly of a power vehicle

Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1987-10-28
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2007-10-28
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Abstract

Abstract An arrangement for supplying fuel from a supply tank to an internal combustion engine, particularly in a power vehicle, comprises a container, a feeding aggregate arranged in the container, two pump stages arranged in series in a flow direction of a fuel and sealed from one another, the pump stages including a pre-stage and an end stage and each having a suction opening and a pressure opening, and unit for warning about the dry running of the pre-stage and including a sensor which is arranged between the suction opening and the pressure opening of the pre-stage in a region of the feeding aggregate through which fuel flows, and a warning device operatively connected with the sensor and activated in response to dry running of the pre-stage.

Inventors

  • 👤 Max Greiner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 03:41
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K15/00; B60K15/03; B60K15/077; B60K15/06; F; F02; F02M; F02M37/00; F02M37/04; F02M37/08; F02M37/10; F02M37/106; F02M37/18; B60K2015/03236; F02M2037/085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
An arrangement for supplying fuel from a supply tank to an internal combustion engine, particularly in a power vehicle, the arrangement comprising a container; a feeding aggregate arranged in said container; two pump stages arranged in series in a flow direction of a fuel and sealed from one another, said pump stages including a pre-stage and an end stage and each having a suction opening and a pressure opening, said suction opening of said pre-stage being openable into a supply tank while said suction opening and said pressure opening of said end-stage are located in said container; and means for warning about a dry running of said pre-stage and including a sensor which is arranged between said suction opening and said pressure opening of said pre-stage in a region of the feeding aggregrate through which fuel flows, and a warning device operatively connected with said sensor and activated in response to a dry running of said pre-stage, said sensor of said warning means being formed as a pressure sensor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
An arrangement for supplying fuel from a supply tank to an internal combustion engine, particularly in a power vehicle, the arrangement comprising a container; a feeding aggregate arranged in said container; two pump stages arranged in series in a flow direction of a fuel and sealed from one another, said pump stages including a pre-stage and an end stage and each having a suction opening and a pressure opening, said suction opening of said pre-stage being openable into a supply tank while said suction opening and said pressure opening of said end-stage are located in said container; and means for warning about a dry running of said pre-stage and including a sensor which is arranged between said suction opening and said pressure opening of said pre-stage in a region of the feeding aggregrate through which fuel flows, and a warning device operatively connected with said sensor and activated in response to a dry running of said pre-stage, said sensor of said warning means being formed as a pressure sensor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further comprising indicating device arranged to measure a supply tank content and coupled with said sensor of said warning means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further comprising a time member arranged to provide the operative connection between said sensor and said warning device of said warning means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said pre-stage has a pump chamber, said sensor of said warning means being arranged in said pump chamber of said pre-stage.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1991-10-11 1992-04-11 1992-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-10-11 1996-04-11 1996-10-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1999-10-11 2000-04-11 2000-10-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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