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Arrangement for supplying an internal combustion engine with fuel

US7124747B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Karl-Heinz Kempka · Eßlingen, DE
Stefan Klein · Meitingen, DE
Dieter Scheurenbrand · Wolfschlugen, DE
Roland Schirmer · Altdorf, DE
Manfred Weil · Schorndorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 28, 2004
Grant date	Oct 24, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/86212
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an arrangement for supplying an internal combustion engine with fuel and a method for servicing and repairing the arrangement wherein a number of components, that is, a fuel reservoir, a fuel pumping unit, a fuel filter, a fuel level sensor and line elements are arranged in a fuel container and the container has an access opening formed in a wall thereof and sealingly closed by a cover, at least the fuel reservoir and at least one of the line elements are firmly installed in the fuel container and for servicing or replacement only the other components are removed through the access opening after being disconnected from their support mounts and associated connecting lines.

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