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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Udo Schulz, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Achim Jenne, Oberaichen, DE;
Florian Schmitt, Winnenden, DE;
Henning Hermes, Wolfach, DE;
Tobias Friedl, Filderstadt, DE;
Ulf Mueller, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Ulrich Foerch, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 11/04 (2006.01); F02M 37/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02M 37/08 (2006.01); F02M 37/22 (2019.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 11/04 (2013.01); F02D 41/3082 (2013.01); F02M 37/0052 (2013.01); F02M 37/08 (2013.01); F02M 37/22 (2013.01); F02D 41/3854 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0604 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0606 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0608 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for ascertaining a viscosity of a fuel with the aid of an electric fuel pump which is integrated into a fuel circuit including an overflow valve which includes a permanently open discharge channel, a fuel supply and delivery being adjusted with the aid of the electric fuel pump in the fuel circuit at a specific pressure and the viscosity of the fuel being ascertained by taking into account a delivery rate of the electric fuel pump.