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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Vitesco Technologies Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventors:
Marc Völker, Magdeburg, DE;
Andreas Sausner, Eschborn, DE;
Assignee:
Vitesco Technologies GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/18 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B60K 15/077 (2006.01); F02M 37/02 (2006.01); F02M 37/04 (2006.01); F02M 37/08 (2006.01); F02M 37/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/18 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B60K 15/077 (2013.01); F02M 37/02 (2013.01); F02M 37/04 (2013.01); F02M 37/08 (2013.01); F02M 37/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel-conveying system includes: a primary fuel pump, configured to supply fuel to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, at a fuel pressure; a suction jet pump configured to convey fuel from a first region of a fuel tank of the vehicle to a second region of the fuel tank, the at least one suction jet pump having a nozzle; and a secondary fuel pump, decoupled from the primary fuel pump and configured to: supply, as required, the suction jet pump with a fuel jet, and set, independently of the primary fuel pump, a pressure of the fuel jet before the nozzle of the suction jet pump.