Tank arrangement having a mechanical pressure regulator, and vehicle
US9133798B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86043
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a tank arrangement (2), comprising a fuel tank (4) comprising at least one fuel chamber (6, 6a, b), a tank installation unit (8) arranged in the fuel tank (4), a fuel pump element (10) arranged in the installation unit (8) and designed to make fuel (12) available from the tank arrangement (2) to a fuel user (14), a pump unit (6, 16a, b) arranged in the fuel chamber (6, 6a, b) and operatively connected to the fuel pump element (10) and designed to convey fuel (12) out of the fuel chamber (6, 6a, b) into the tank installation unit (8), and a pressure regulating element (18), functionally arranged between fuel pump element (10) and pump unit (16). The arrangement is characterized in that the pressure regulating element (18) is designed as a mechanical pressure regulator.
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