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Arrangement of an electric vacuum pump in a vehicle

US10744990B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

Ingo Geue · Bad Sassendorf, DE
Theodor Hueser · Geseke, DE
Christian Praest · Texas, DE
Thomas Valeiras Fernandez · Lippstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 24, 2018
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 4, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF04C2240/30
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement of an electric vacuum pump, for example, in a vehicle, wherein a mounting element is provided on which the vacuum pump is installed, and wherein the vacuum pump comprises a pump chamber part and a motor part, and wherein a longitudinal axis extends through the pump chamber part and the motor part. According to the invention, the vacuum pump has a horizontal arrangement with respect to a gravitational direction, wherein the installation of the vacuum pump on the mounting element is limited to two mounting points, and wherein a center of gravity of the vacuum pump lies on a connection axis between the two mounting points.

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