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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2006
Matthias Nederegger, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Matthias Nederegger, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A flange and hose assembly is provided for a fuel supply unit of a vehicle. The assembly includes a plastic flangeand an electrically conductive hose connectorextending from a surface of the flange and having an opening in communication with a fluid path through the flange. Discharge structureis associated with the hose connector. The assembly also includes at least one hosefor carrying fuel. The hose has an electrically conductive inner layerdefining an inner diameter thereof. A portionof the hose connector is received in within the inner diameter of the hose so that the portion contacts the inner layerof the hose, with at least a portion of the discharge structurebeing accessible outside of the hose. The discharge structureis constructed and arranged to be electrically connected to a terminal of a wiring harness of the fuel supply unit to thereby discharge an electric load in the hose.