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Fuel delivery unit

US9086039B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Karl Eck · Frankfurt, DE
Dieter Hagist · Lahnstein, DE
Matthias Kadler · Groß-Gerau, DE
Martin Maasz · Pocking, DE
Oliver Schönert · Dortmund, DE
Michael Teichert · Schwalbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 9, 2007
Grant date	Jul 21, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 26, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/85978
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel delivery unit of a motor vehicle comprises a prefilter arranged inside a swirl pot, said prefilter having a filter element, and at least one connection piece for connecting a supplementary filter element. The at least one connection piece, in its initial condition, is closed, and is opened when the supplementary filter element is attached. The invention allows the fuel delivery unit to be adapted to projected filter surfaces of the prefilter.

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