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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventors:
Rolf Graf, Glashuetten, DE;
Sebastian Koerner, Schoengeising, DE;
Assignee:
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F04B 49/06 (2006.01); F04B 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/3082 (2013.01); F02D 41/064 (2013.01); F02D 41/065 (2013.01); F04B 49/02 (2013.01); F04B 49/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel pump of a motor vehicle includes: a pump stage configured to induce fuel from a fuel tank; an electric motor configured to drive the pump stage; and control electronics configured to supply the electric motor with electrical current. The control electronics includes a memory storing a low temperature start program and a standard start program. The control electronics are connected to a temperature sensor and a selector configured to select the start program depending on the sensed temperature.