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US5338151A
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Unit for delivering fuel from the fuel tank to the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1991-05-27
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Granted: 1994-08-16
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Expires: 2011-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A unit for delivery of fuel from the fuel tank to the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes a feed pump which is arranged in the fuel tank and constructed as a flow pump with substantially circular-cylindrical impeller driven in rotation in a correspondingly circular-cylindrical pump chamber. In at least one of the two chamber end walls, at least one approximately annular delivery duct which is groove-like in cross section extends from a suction opening which opens into the pump chamber to a pressure opening leading out of the latter. This end wall of the chamber is penetrated in the region of the pressure opening by a bore hole connecting the pump chamber with a region of the system in which low pressure prevails. Gas bubbles can be removed from the pump and accordingly from the delivery path in a particularly reliable and simple manner in that this bore hole is situated in a sealing surface which defines the delivery duct in the radial direction with reference to the axis of rotation of the impeller.
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Kemmner
- 👤 Kurt Frank
- 👤 Michael Niederkofler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:15
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D5/00; F04D5/002; F04D5/003; F04D5/005; F02; F02M; F02M37/00; F02M37/04; F02M37/048; F02M37/20; F04D9/00; F04D9/001; F04D9/002; F04D9/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S417/00; Y10S417/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A unit for delivering fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a flow pump having a plurality of walls forming a pump chamber and including two end walls in at least one of which end walls a delivery duct is formed, said at least one end wall having a bore hole which connects said pump chamber with a low pressure region, said pump further having an impeller which rotates in said pump chamber about an axis of rotation; means forming a suction opening which opens into said pump chamber and from which said delivery duct extends, and a pressure opening leading out of said pump chamber, said one end wall having a sealing surface which defines inner and outer limits of said delivery duct in a radial direction with respect to said axis of rotation of said impeller, said bore hole being located in said sealing surface, said sealing surface having a trough-like groove proceeding from said bore hole and having one groove part extending in a rotation direction and another part extending opposite to the rotation direction of said impeller.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A unit for delivering fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a flow pump having a plurality of walls forming a pump chamber and including two end walls in at least one of which end walls a delivery duct is formed, said at least one end wall having a bore hole which connects said pump chamber with a low pressure region, said pump further having an impeller which rotates in said pump chamber about an axis of rotation; means forming a suction opening which opens into said pump chamber and from which said delivery duct extends, and a pressure opening leading out of said pump chamber, said one end wall having a sealing surface which defines inner and outer limits of said delivery duct in a radial direction with respect to said axis of rotation of said impeller, said bore hole being located in said sealing surface, said sealing surface having a trough-like groove proceeding from said bore hole and having one groove part extending in a rotation direction and another part extending opposite to the rotation direction of said impeller.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A unit as defined in claim 1, wherein said impeller is substantially circular-cylindrical, said pump chamber being correspondingly circular-cylindrical, said delivery duct being annular.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A unit as defined in claim 1, wherein said trough-like groove has additional bore holes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
117 words
A unit as defined in claim 1, wherein said impeller has a first blade ring and a second blade ring formed so that said second blade ring has a greater radius than said first blade ring, said at least one end wall of said chamber having another delivery duct, said delivery ducts being associated with said blade rings and including an inner delivery duct and an outer delivery duct connected with one another via an intermediate duct, said suction opening being arranged at said inner delivery duct, while said pressure opening is arranged at said outer delivery duct, said sealing surface in which said bore hole is located extending at least substantially between said two delivery ducts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
137 words
A unit as defined in claim 9, wherein said impeller has a first blade ring and a second blade ring formed so that said second blade ring has a greater radius than said first blade ring, said at least one end wall of said chamber having another delivery duct, said delivery ducts being associated with said blade rings and including an inner delivery duct and an outer delivery duct connected with one another via n intermediate duct, said suction opening being arranged at said inner delivery duct, while said pressure opening is arranged at said outer delivery duct, said sealing surface in which said bore hole is located extending at least substantially between said two delivery ducts, said trough-like duct extending in a radial direction between said two delivery ducts until a region of said intermediate duct.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A unit as defined in claim 1, wherein said at least one wall of said chamber is formed as a cover composed of a plastic material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A unit as defined in claim 1, wherein said at least one wall of said chamber is composed of an injection molded plastic material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A unit as defined in claim 9, wherein said at least one end wall is formed as a cover in which said trough-like groove is formed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A unit as defined in claim 1; and further comprising a fuel tank from which said feed pump delivers fuel, said fuel tank enclosing a space, said pump chamber having a region of higher pressure which is connected by said bore hole with space of said fuel tank.
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