Patent · US Expired

Filter module for a fuel conveying unit and fuel conveying unit for a motor vehicle

US6939467B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

7Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Johannes Deichmann · Lengede, DE
Peter Marx · Hooksett, US
Peter Schuchardt · Stillwater, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 2001
Grant date	Sep 6, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02M37/025
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a filter module (23) for a fuel conveying unit (2) comprising a fuel pump (5) with two pump chambers (20, 21) which are independent of each other. A common filter area (24) is provided for the inlet areas (16, 17) of the pump chambers (20, 21). The filter module (23) has a connector (25) which can be inserted into a recess of a housing part (7). The configuration of the filter module (23) is particularly economical as a result.

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