Tank flange

US8182677B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE
• Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Bernd Osswald · Mertingen, DE
• Alfred Mueller · Nuremberg, DE
• Klaus Gebert · Willich, DE
• Peter Schelhas · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 25, 2007
• Grant date: May 22, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F02M37/50
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Known tank flanges have a main filter which has a filter housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a first connecting duct for connecting the main filter to a feed unit. The filter housing is integrated in the tank flange, and filter fabric is inserted into the filter housing and the filter housing is closed off by a filter cover. The inlet of the filter housing is connected to the pressure side of a feed unit and the outlet leads to an internal combustion engine. A disadvantage is that, in order to exchange the filter fabric, the large-area filter cover must be opened, as a result of which a large amount of fuel vapor is dissipated to the atmosphere. In the case of the tank flange according to the invention, the exchangeability of the main filter is simplified by virtue of the main filter being embodied as a filter cartridge. It is provided according to the invention that the inlet of the main filter extends into the first connecting duct of the tank flange and therein forms a sealed connection.