Feed pump
US6425734B2 · kind B2 · utility
8Cited by
4References
12Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D5/005
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A feed pump includes two feed chambers one surrounding the other and arranged at different axial levels from an electric motor driving the feed pump. A radially inner feed chamber of the two feed chambers is arranged for filling a baffle of a fuel tank of a motor vehicle. The radially outer feed chamber is arranged for suctioning in fuel from the baffle. The feed pump is of particularly compact design and the radially inner feed chamber is arranged at a low level in the baffle.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.