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Fuel delivery unit, fuel delivery system and vehicle

US11305643B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH · DE

Inventors

Jens Rauber · Schwalbach am Taunus, DE
Marcus Koch · Karlsruhe, DE
Ingo Kotza · Schwalbach am Taunus, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 29, 2019
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 29, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02M2200/185
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel delivery unit for use within a vehicle fuel tank includes: a surge tank arranged on a wall of the fuel tank, a feed line extending from a region of the surge tank to a connector stub on the flange, and a wiring harness extending from the fuel pump to the flange. A flange-side holder forms a first force application point for fixing the wiring harness on a flange side, and a surge tank-side holder forms a second force application point for fixing the wiring harness on the surge tank side. The wiring harness, the flange-side holder and the surge tank-side holder together form a force absorber configured to protect the feed line and the connector stub during a vehicle impact by absorbing kinetic energy from the impact acting on the fuel delivery unit, thereby dissipating the kinetic energy.

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