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EP1021655B1
EP1021655B1 EP98965618A EP98965618A EP1021655B1 EP 1021655 B1 EP1021655 B1 EP 1021655B1 EP 98965618 A EP98965618 A EP 98965618A EP 98965618 A EP98965618 A EP 98965618A EP 1021655 B1 EP1021655 B1 EP 1021655B1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D9/00Priming; Preventing vapour lock
    • F04D9/001Preventing vapour lock
    • F04D9/002Preventing vapour lock by means in the very pump
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
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    • F04D29/18Rotors
    • F04D29/188Rotors specially for regenerative pumps
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
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  • the invention relates to a feed pump with a driven, in a pump housing rotating impeller, in which in at least one guide vanes delimiting a wreath of vane chambers on its end faces is arranged with one in the area of the guide vanes in the Pump housing arranged partially annular channel, which with the Vane chambers for conveying a liquid from an inlet channel forms a delivery chamber to an outlet channel, and one in one of seen from the part-annular channel radially inner region of the pump housing arranged degassing channel with one from the feed pump has leading vent hole (see e.g. DE-A-196 07 573 or DE-A-42 09 126).
  • Such feed pumps are known as peripheral or side channel pumps and are used, for example, to deliver fuel or Washer fluid of a window cleaning system of a motor vehicle used.
  • the guide vanes in the delivery chamber generate one Circulation flow transverse to the direction of movement of the guide vanes.
  • the degassing channel is used in the pumped Liquid gas bubbles through the degassing hole from the Drain the feed pump.
  • fuel is delivered with the feed pump is, for example, when the motor vehicle is warm started important because the temperature of the fuel is particularly high and therefore gas bubbles often occur due to evaporation of the fuel.
  • the Degassing hole in the delivery chamber removes air bubbles become. Such air bubbles often lead to foaming Liquid in the delivery chamber and thus also reduced Delivery rate of the feed pump.
  • the degassing channel is located seen in the direction of rotation of the impeller immediately before Outlet channel and is in relation to the diameter of the partially annular channel small gap connected to the delivery chamber. The gas bubbles enter the degassing channel through the gap.
  • the invention is based on the problem of a feed pump of the beginning mentioned type so that in the liquid to be pumped existing gas bubbles are removed as completely as possible.
  • a feed pump With a feed pump, with the delivery chambers on both sides of the impeller are arranged, which to overflow the liquid from one Conveying chamber have a connection to the other conveying chamber, the inlet channel in one of the delivery chambers and the outlet channel in the other delivery chamber opens and the degassing channel in one Inlet channel housing part of the feed pump is arranged only part of the vane chambers connecting to the Has degassing duct, is a line for complex to lay the gas bubbles from the outlet-side area of the feed pump are avoided.
  • the gas bubbles are caused by a rotation of the Impeller initially because of its compared to that to be promoted Low density liquid in a radially inner region of the delivery chamber pressed. Then the gas bubbles become special removed early from the production chamber. This will the gas bubbles before they are carried away by the circulation flow, almost completely separated from the liquid. Therefore the Cavitation in the part-ring-shaped channel kept particularly low.
  • the delivery chamber could be the same as in the known delivery pump be connected to the degassing channel via a gap.
  • the gap causes turbulence in the circulation flow of the Liquid. These turbulences lead to a reduction in efficiency the feed pump.
  • turbulences in the Circulation flow to areas with high pressure and areas with low pressure. In the areas with low pressure, the liquid can evaporate at high temperatures and thus generate gas bubbles. These eddies become special according to the solution of the task kept low.
  • the impeller is according to another advantageous development of the invention particularly inexpensive to manufacture if the connections of the Blade chambers with the degassing channel through a radial direction Widening of the blade chambers pointing to the axis of rotation of the impeller are formed.
  • the feed pump according to the invention has a particularly high flow rate when the cross section of the degassing channel 2% to 12.5% of the cross section of the delivery chamber.
  • the gas bubbles are the invention particularly reliable of the liquid to be pumped separated if the degassing duct extends over an angular range of Extends 30 ° to 180 °.
  • Feed pump helps if the degassing channel extends over a Angle range extends from 45 ° to 110 °. Through this design a particularly small amount of the liquid to be pumped through the Degassing opening and thus out of the feed pump.
  • FIG. 1 shows an inventive, driven by an electric motor 1, designed as a side channel pump feed pump 2 with a inlet-side housing part 3 and an outlet-side housing part 4.
  • the Housing parts 3, 4 are biased against an annular spacer 5. Between the housing parts 3, 4 is a on a shaft 6 of the Electric motor 1 attached impeller 7 rotatably arranged. With a turn the impeller 7 is a liquid to be pumped from one in the inlet-side housing part 3 arranged inlet channel 8 into one in the outlet-side housing part 4 incorporated outlet channel 9 promoted.
  • Vane chambers 10, 10a, 11, 11a lying opposite each other are connected.
  • the housing parts 3, 4 of the feed pump 2 each have one in the area of the blade chambers 10, 10a, 11, 11a partially annular channel 14, 15.
  • the part-annular channels 14, 15 form together with the vane chambers 10, 10a, 11, 11a delivery chambers 16, 17.
  • the circulation flows are marked with arrows for clarification.
  • degassing channel 19 In the inlet-side housing part 3 there is a vent hole 18 opening degassing channel 19 is arranged. Some of the vane chambers 10 are in the impeller 7 pockets 20 with the Degassing channel 19 connected. This will cause gas bubbles, for example led out of vaporous liquid from the delivery chambers 16, 17. Such gas bubbles arise especially when the feed pump 2 as a fuel pump in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle is used and the fuel has high temperatures.
  • FIG. 2 shows the inlet-side housing part 3 from FIG. 1 of the Impeller 7 seen from.
  • the beginning of the degassing duct 19 is in the direction of rotation of the impeller 7 seen approximately 15 ° behind the inlet duct 8 arranged and extends over an angular range of 45 °.
  • this degassing channel 19 are present in the liquid to be pumped Gas bubbles reliably removed. An escape of those to be promoted Liquid and thus a reduction in the efficiency of the Feed pump 2 is kept particularly low, however.
  • FIG. 3 shows the impeller 7 from FIG. 1 of the housing part on the inlet side 3 seen from.
  • the individual blade chambers 10, 10a which are separated from one another by the guide vanes 12 are.
  • the majority of the vane chambers 10a have the same dimensions like the partially annular channel 14.
  • the remaining vane chambers 10 have the pockets 20 which extend into the region of FIG and 2 shown degassing channel 19 are performed.
  • the contour of the vane chambers 10 having the pockets 20 is shown greatly enlarged in Figure 4.
  • the vane chambers 10 have Area of the partially annular channels 14, 15 shown in FIG approximately circular cross-section.
  • the pockets 20 have a Compared to the vane chambers 10, 11, the depth is considerably smaller. This can cause gas bubbles in the liquid to be pumped accumulate in the pockets 20 without them from the one in FIG Circulation flow shown arrows are detected. Therefore be the gas bubbles with a particularly small amount of to be promoted Liquid discharged through the degassing duct 19 shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the one shown in FIG Degassing duct 19 connected vane chambers 21, 22.
  • the blade chambers 21, 22 are here in the direction of the axis of rotation of the Impeller 7 enlarged.
  • the drawing is dash-dotted the contour of not connected to the degassing duct Blade chambers 23, 24 are shown.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Förderpumpe mit einem angetriebenen, sich in einem Pumpengehäuse drehenden Laufrad, in welchem in zumindest einer seiner Stirnseiten ein Kranz Schaufelkammern begrenzende Leitschaufeln angeordnet ist, mit einem im Bereich der Leitschaufeln in dem Pumpengehäuse angeordneten teilringförmigen Kanal, welcher mit den Schaufelkammern zum Fördern einer Flüssigkeit von einem Einlaßkanal zu einem Auslaßkanal eine Förderkammer bildet, und einen in einem von dem teilringförmigen Kanal aus gesehen radial inneren Bereich des Pumpengehäuses angeordneten Entgasungskanal mit einer aus der Förderpumpe herausführenden Entgasungsbohrung aufweist (vgl. z.B. DE-A-196 07 573 bzw. DE-A-42 09 126).The invention relates to a feed pump with a driven, in a pump housing rotating impeller, in which in at least one guide vanes delimiting a wreath of vane chambers on its end faces is arranged with one in the area of the guide vanes in the Pump housing arranged partially annular channel, which with the Vane chambers for conveying a liquid from an inlet channel forms a delivery chamber to an outlet channel, and one in one of seen from the part-annular channel radially inner region of the pump housing arranged degassing channel with one from the feed pump has leading vent hole (see e.g. DE-A-196 07 573 or DE-A-42 09 126).

Solche Förderpumpen sind als Peripheral- oder Seitenkanalpumpen bekannt und werden beispielsweise zum Fördern von Kraftstoff oder von Waschflüssigkeit einer Scheibenreinigungsanlage eines Kraftfahrzeuges eingesetzt. Hierbei erzeugen die Leitschaufeln in der Förderkammer eine quer zu der Bewegungsrichtung der Leitschaufeln verlaufende Zirkulationsströmung. Der Entgasungskanal dient dazu, in der zu fördernden Flüssigkeit vorhandene Gasblasen durch die Entgasungsbohrung aus der Förderpumpe abzuführen. Wenn mit der Förderpumpe Kraftstoff gefördert wird, ist dies beispielsweise bei einem Warmstart des Kraftfahrzeuges wichtig, da hier die Temperatur des Kraftstoffs besonders hoch ist und deshalb häufig Gasblasen durch ein Verdampfen des Kraftstoffs entstehen. Weiterhin können bei einer Erstbefüllung der Förderpumpe durch die Entgasungsbohrung in der Förderkammer vorhandene Luftblasen abgeführt werden. Solche Luftblasen führen häufig zu einem Aufschäumen der Flüssigkeit in der Förderkammer und damit ebenfalls zu einer verminderten Förderleistung der Förderpumpe.Such feed pumps are known as peripheral or side channel pumps and are used, for example, to deliver fuel or Washer fluid of a window cleaning system of a motor vehicle used. Here, the guide vanes in the delivery chamber generate one Circulation flow transverse to the direction of movement of the guide vanes. The degassing channel is used in the pumped Liquid gas bubbles through the degassing hole from the Drain the feed pump. When fuel is delivered with the feed pump is, for example, when the motor vehicle is warm started important because the temperature of the fuel is particularly high and therefore gas bubbles often occur due to evaporation of the fuel. Furthermore, when the feed pump is filled for the first time, the Degassing hole in the delivery chamber removes air bubbles become. Such air bubbles often lead to foaming Liquid in the delivery chamber and thus also reduced Delivery rate of the feed pump.

Bei einer aus der Praxis bekannten Förderpumpe befindet sich der Entgasungskanal in Drehrichtung des Laufrades gesehen unmittelbar vor dem Auslaßkanal und ist über einen im Verhältnis zu dem Durchmesser des teilringförmigen Kanals kleinen Spalt mit der Förderkammer verbunden. Durch den Spalt gelangen die Gasblasen in den Entgasungskanal.In a feed pump known from practice, the degassing channel is located seen in the direction of rotation of the impeller immediately before Outlet channel and is in relation to the diameter of the partially annular channel small gap connected to the delivery chamber. The gas bubbles enter the degassing channel through the gap.

Der Erfindung liegt das Problem zugrunde, eine Förderpumpe der eingangs genannten Art so zu gestalten, daß in der zu fördernden Flüssigkeit vorhandene Gasblasen möglichst vollständig abgeführt werden.The invention is based on the problem of a feed pump of the beginning mentioned type so that in the liquid to be pumped existing gas bubbles are removed as completely as possible.

Dieses Problem wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß lediglich ein Teil der Schaufelkammern eine Verbindung zu dem Entgasungskanal aufweist.This problem is solved according to the invention in that only one Part of the vane chambers connect to the degassing channel having.

Bei einer Förderpumpe, bei der beidseitig des Laufrades Förderkammern angeordnet sind, welche zum Überströmen der Flüssigkeit von der einen Förderkammer in die andere Förderkammer eine Verbindung aufweisen, wobei der Einlaßkanal in eine der Förderkammern und der Auslaßkanal in die andere Förderkammer mündet und der Entgasungskanal in einem den Einlaßkanal aufweisenden Gehäuseteil der Förderpumpe angeordnet ist, wobei lediglich ein Teil der Schaufelkammern eine Verbindung zu dem Entgasungskanal aufweist, wird eine aufwendig zu verlegende Leitung für die Gasblasen von dem auslaßseitigen Bereich der Förderpumpe vermieden.With a feed pump, with the delivery chambers on both sides of the impeller are arranged, which to overflow the liquid from one Conveying chamber have a connection to the other conveying chamber, the inlet channel in one of the delivery chambers and the outlet channel in the other delivery chamber opens and the degassing channel in one Inlet channel housing part of the feed pump is arranged only part of the vane chambers connecting to the Has degassing duct, is a line for complex to lay the gas bubbles from the outlet-side area of the feed pump are avoided.

Durch diese Gestaltung werden die Gasblasen durch eine Drehung des Laufrades zunächst aufgrund ihrer im Vergleich zu der zu fördernden Flüssigkeit geringen Dichte in einen radial inneren Bereich der Förderkammer gedrückt. Anschließend werden die Gasblasen zu einem besonders frühen Zeitpunkt aus der Förderkammer entfernt. Hierdurch werden die Gasblasen, bevor sie durch die Zirkulationsströmung mitgerissen werden, nahezu vollständig von der Flüssigkeit getrennt. Deshalb wird die Kavitation im teilringförmigen Kanal besonders gering gehalten.With this design, the gas bubbles are caused by a rotation of the Impeller initially because of its compared to that to be promoted Low density liquid in a radially inner region of the delivery chamber pressed. Then the gas bubbles become special removed early from the production chamber. This will the gas bubbles before they are carried away by the circulation flow, almost completely separated from the liquid. Therefore the Cavitation in the part-ring-shaped channel kept particularly low.

Die Förderkammer könnte prinzipiell wie bei der bekannten Förderpumpe über einen Spalt mit dem Entgasungskanal verbunden sein. Ein solcher Spalt verursacht jedoch Verwirbelungen in der Zirkulationsströmung der Flüssigkeit. Diese Verwirbelungen führen zu einer Verringerung des Wirkungsgrades der Förderpumpe. Weiterhin führen Verwirbelungen in der Zirkulationsströmung zu Bereichen mit hohem Druck und Bereichen mit geringem Druck. In den Bereichen mit geringem Druck kann die Flüssigkeit bei hohen Temperaturen verdampfen und damit Gasblasen erzeugen. Diese Verwirbelungen werden gemäß der Lösung der Aufgabe besonders gering gehalten.In principle, the delivery chamber could be the same as in the known delivery pump be connected to the degassing channel via a gap. Such a However, the gap causes turbulence in the circulation flow of the Liquid. These turbulences lead to a reduction in efficiency the feed pump. Furthermore, turbulences in the Circulation flow to areas with high pressure and areas with low pressure. In the areas with low pressure, the liquid can evaporate at high temperatures and thus generate gas bubbles. These eddies become special according to the solution of the task kept low.

Durch die Verbindung der Schaufelkammern mit dem Entgasungskanal hervorgerufene Wirkungsgradverluste werden gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung besonders gering gehalten, wenn der Anteil der mit dem Entgasungskanal verbundenen Schaufelkammern 10 % bis 50 % an der Gesamtzahl der Schaufelkammern beträgt.By connecting the blade chambers to the degassing channel Efficiency losses caused are advantageous according to another Further development of the invention is kept particularly low if the proportion of the blade chambers connected to the degassing duct 10% to 50% of the total number of vane chambers.

Zur weiteren Verringerung der Verwirbelungen durch die Verbindung der Schaufelkammern mit dem Entgasungskanal trägt es gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung bei, wenn die Verbindungen der Schaufelkammern mit dem Entgasungskanal durch in dem Laufrad eingearbeitete Taschen gebildet sind. To further reduce the turbulence by connecting the According to another, it carries vane chambers with the degassing channel advantageous development of the invention when the connections of the blade chambers with the degassing channel through in the impeller incorporated pockets are formed.

Das Laufrad ist gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung besonders kostengünstig herstellbar, wenn die Verbindungen der Schaufelkammern mit dem Entgasungskanal durch eine radiale in Richtung Drehachse des Laufrades weisende Verbreiterung der Schaufelkammern gebildet sind.The impeller is according to another advantageous development of the invention particularly inexpensive to manufacture if the connections of the Blade chambers with the degassing channel through a radial direction Widening of the blade chambers pointing to the axis of rotation of the impeller are formed.

Da durch den Entgasungskanal auch eine geringe Menge der zu fördernden Flüssigkeit abgeführt wird, ist es zur Erzielung einer möglichst hohen Förderleistung der Förderpumpe vorteilhaft, den Entgasungskanal besonders klein zu gestalten. Die erfindungsgemäße Förderpumpe weist eine besonders hohe Förderleistung auf, wenn der Querschnitt des Entgasungskanals 2 % bis 12,5 % des Querschnitts der Förderkammer beträgt.Because a small amount of the materials to be pumped through the degassing channel Liquid is discharged, it is to achieve the highest possible Delivery capacity of the feed pump advantageous, especially the degassing channel to be small. The feed pump according to the invention has a particularly high flow rate when the cross section of the degassing channel 2% to 12.5% of the cross section of the delivery chamber.

Die Gasblasen werden gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung besonders zuverlässig von der zu fördernden Flüssigkeit getrennt, wenn sich der Entgasungskanal über einen Winkelbereich von 30° bis 180° erstreckt.According to another advantageous development, the gas bubbles are the invention particularly reliable of the liquid to be pumped separated if the degassing duct extends over an angular range of Extends 30 ° to 180 °.

Zur weiteren Verbesserung des Wirkungsgrades der erfindungsgemäßen Förderpumpe trägt es bei, wenn sich der Entgasungskanal über einen Winkelbereich von 45° bis 110° erstreckt. Durch diese Gestaltung gelangt eine besonders geringe Menge der zu fördernden Flüssigkeit durch die Entgasungsöffnung und damit aus der Förderpumpe heraus.To further improve the efficiency of the invention Feed pump helps if the degassing channel extends over a Angle range extends from 45 ° to 110 °. Through this design a particularly small amount of the liquid to be pumped through the Degassing opening and thus out of the feed pump.

Zur Vermeidung eines Ausgasens von Kraftstoff ist es erforderlich, daß dem Druck innerhalb der Förderkammer ein Gegendruck entgegengesetzt wird. Hierfür könnte man beispielsweise in der Entgasungsbohrung eine Drossel anordnen. Eine solche Drossel behindert jedoch eine sichere Abführung der Gasblasen aus der Förderkammer. Die Gasblasen werden gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung aus dem Entgasungskanal zuverlässig abgeführt, wenn die Entgasungsbohrung ungefähr den gleichen Durchmesser hat wie der Entgasungskanal. Ein dem Druck in der Förderkammer entgegenwirkender Druck in dem Entgasungskanal läßt sich hierbei durch eine entsprechende Gestaltung des Querschnitts des Entgasungskanals einstellen.To avoid outgassing fuel, it is necessary that a counter pressure against the pressure inside the delivery chamber becomes. One could do this, for example, in the degassing hole Arrange the throttle. However, such a throttle hinders a safe one Removal of the gas bubbles from the delivery chamber. The gas bubbles will according to another advantageous development of the invention from the Degassing duct reliably discharged when the degassing hole has approximately the same diameter as the degassing channel. On pressure in the degassing duct counteracting the pressure in the delivery chamber can be here by an appropriate design of the Set the cross section of the degassing duct.

Die Erfindung läßt zahlreiche Ausführungsformen zu. Zur weiteren Verdeutlichung ihres Grundprinzips sind zwei davon in der Zeichnung dargestellt und werden nachfolgend beschrieben. Diese zeigt in

Figur 1
eine schematische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Förderpumpe in einem Längsschnitt,
Figur 2
ein einlaßseitiges Gehäuseteil eines Pumpengehäuses aus Figur 1,
Figur 3
ein Laufrad der erfindungsgemäßen Förderpumpe aus Figur 1 von dem einlaßseitigen Gehäuseteil aus gesehen,
Figur 4
einen Teilschnitt durch das Laufrad aus Figur 3 entlang der Linie IV - IV,
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ein Teilschnitt durch eine weitere Ausführungsform des Laufrades.
The invention permits numerous embodiments. To further clarify its basic principle, two of them are shown in the drawing and are described below. This shows in
Figure 1
1 shows a schematic illustration of a feed pump according to the invention in a longitudinal section,
Figure 2
an inlet-side housing part of a pump housing from Figure 1,
Figure 3
1 shows an impeller of the feed pump according to the invention from FIG. 1 from the inlet-side housing part,
Figure 4
3 shows a partial section through the impeller from FIG. 3 along the line IV-IV,
Figure 5
a partial section through a further embodiment of the impeller.

Die Figur 1 zeigt eine erfindungsgemäße, von einem Elektromotor 1 angetriebene, als Seitenkanalpumpe ausgebildete Förderpumpe 2 mit einem einlaßseitigen Gehäuseteil 3 und einem auslaßseitigen Gehäuseteil 4. Die Gehäuseteile 3, 4 sind gegen einen ringförmigen Abstandhalter 5 vorgespannt. Zwischen den Gehäuseteilen 3, 4 ist ein auf einer Welle 6 des Elektromotors 1 befestigtes Laufrad 7 drehbar angeordnet. Bei einer Drehung des Laufrades 7 wird eine zu fördernde Flüssigkeit von einem in dem einlaßseitigen Gehäuseteil 3 angeordneten Einlaßkanal 8 zu einem in dem auslaßseitigen Gehäuseteil 4 eingearbeiteten Auslaßkanal 9 gefördert.1 shows an inventive, driven by an electric motor 1, designed as a side channel pump feed pump 2 with a inlet-side housing part 3 and an outlet-side housing part 4. The Housing parts 3, 4 are biased against an annular spacer 5. Between the housing parts 3, 4 is a on a shaft 6 of the Electric motor 1 attached impeller 7 rotatably arranged. With a turn the impeller 7 is a liquid to be pumped from one in the inlet-side housing part 3 arranged inlet channel 8 into one in the outlet-side housing part 4 incorporated outlet channel 9 promoted.

In beiden Stirnseiten des Laufrades 7 ist jeweils ein Kranz Schaufelkammern 10, 10a, 11, 11a begrenzende Leitschaufeln 12, 13 eingearbeitet. Jeweils einander gegenüberliegende Schaufelkammern 10, 10a, 11, 11a sind miteinander verbunden. Die Gehäuseteile 3, 4 der Förderpumpe 2 weisen im Bereich der Schaufelkammern 10, 10a, 11, 11a jeweils einen teilringförmigen Kanal 14, 15 auf. Die teilringförmigen Kanäle 14, 15 bilden zusammen mit den Schaufelkammern 10, 10a, 11, 11a Förderkammern 16, 17. Bei einer Drehung des Laufrades 7 entstehen in den Förderkammern 16, 17 Zirkulationsströmungen einer zu fördernden Flüssigkeit. Zur Verdeutlichung sind die Zirkulationsströmungen mit Pfeilen gekennzeichnet. Durch die Verbindung einander gegenüberliegender Schaufelkammern 10, 10a, 11, 11a kann die zu fördernde Flüssigkeit nahezu verwirbelungsfrei von der einen Förderkammer 16 in die andere Förderkammer 17 überströmen.There is a ring of vane chambers in each of the two end faces of the impeller 7 10, 10a, 11, 11a delimiting guide blades 12, 13 incorporated. Vane chambers 10, 10a, 11, 11a lying opposite each other are connected. The housing parts 3, 4 of the feed pump 2 each have one in the area of the blade chambers 10, 10a, 11, 11a partially annular channel 14, 15. The part-annular channels 14, 15 form together with the vane chambers 10, 10a, 11, 11a delivery chambers 16, 17. With a rotation of the impeller 7 arise in the delivery chambers 16, 17 circulation flows of a liquid to be pumped. The circulation flows are marked with arrows for clarification. By connecting opposite vane chambers 10, 10a, 11, 11a, the liquid to be conveyed can be almost free from swirling from one delivery chamber 16 to the other delivery chamber 17 overflow.

In dem einlaßseitigen Gehäuseteil 3 ist ein in eine Entgasungsbohrung 18 mündender Entgasungskanal 19 angeordnet. Einige der Schaufelkammern 10 sind über in dem Laufrad 7 eingearbeitete Taschen 20 mit dem Entgasungskanal 19 verbunden. Hierdurch werden Gasblasen beispielsweise aus dampfförmiger Flüssigkeit aus den Förderkammern 16, 17 herausgeführt. Solche Gasblasen entstehen insbesondere, wenn die Förderpumpe 2 als Kraftstoffpumpe in einem Kraftstoffbehälter eines Kraftfahrzeuges eingesetzt wird und der Kraftstoff hohe Temperaturen aufweist. In the inlet-side housing part 3 there is a vent hole 18 opening degassing channel 19 is arranged. Some of the vane chambers 10 are in the impeller 7 pockets 20 with the Degassing channel 19 connected. This will cause gas bubbles, for example led out of vaporous liquid from the delivery chambers 16, 17. Such gas bubbles arise especially when the feed pump 2 as a fuel pump in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle is used and the fuel has high temperatures.

Die Figur 2 zeigt das einlaßseitige Gehäuseteil 3 aus Figur 1 von dem Laufrad 7 aus gesehen. Der Anfang des Entgasungskanals 19 ist in Drehrichtung des Laufrades 7 gesehen ungefähr 15° hinter dem Einlaßkanal 8 angeordnet und erstreckt sich über einen Winkelbereich von 45°. Durch diesen Entgasungskanal 19 werden in der zu fördernden Flüssigkeit vorhandene Gasblasen zuverlässig abgeführt. Ein Entweichen der zu fördernden Flüssigkeit und damit eine Verringerung des Wirkungsgrades der Förderpumpe 2 wird jedoch besonders gering gehalten.FIG. 2 shows the inlet-side housing part 3 from FIG. 1 of the Impeller 7 seen from. The beginning of the degassing duct 19 is in the direction of rotation of the impeller 7 seen approximately 15 ° behind the inlet duct 8 arranged and extends over an angular range of 45 °. By this degassing channel 19 are present in the liquid to be pumped Gas bubbles reliably removed. An escape of those to be promoted Liquid and thus a reduction in the efficiency of the Feed pump 2 is kept particularly low, however.

Die Figur 3 zeigt das Laufrad 7 aus Figur 1 von dem einlaßseitigen Gehäuseteil 3 aus gesehen. Hierbei sind die einzelnen Schaufelkammern 10, 10a zu erkennen, die durch die Leitschaufeln 12 voneinander getrennt sind. Die Mehrzahl der Schaufelkammern 10a hat dieselben Abmessungen wie der teilringförmige Kanal 14. Die übrigen Schaufelkammern 10 weisen die Taschen 20 auf, die bis in den Bereich des in den Figuren 1 und 2 dargestellten Entgasungskanals 19 geführt sind.FIG. 3 shows the impeller 7 from FIG. 1 of the housing part on the inlet side 3 seen from. Here, the individual blade chambers 10, 10a, which are separated from one another by the guide vanes 12 are. The majority of the vane chambers 10a have the same dimensions like the partially annular channel 14. The remaining vane chambers 10 have the pockets 20 which extend into the region of FIG and 2 shown degassing channel 19 are performed.

Die Kontur der die Taschen 20 aufweisenden Schaufelkammern 10 ist stark vergrößert in Figur 4 dargestellt. Die Schaufelkammern 10 haben im Bereich der in Figur 1 dargestellten teilringförmigen Kanäle 14, 15 einen annähernd kreisförmigen Querschnitt. Die Taschen 20 weisen eine im Vergleich zu den Schaufelkammern 10, 11 wesentlich geringere Tiefe auf. Hierdurch können sich in der zu fördernden Flüssigkeit vorhandene Gasblasen in den Taschen 20 ansammeln, ohne daß sie von der in Figur 1 mit Pfeilen dargestellten Zirkulationsströmung erfaßt werden. Deshalb werden die Gasblasen mit einer besonders geringen Menge an zu fördernder Flüssigkeit durch den in Figur 1 dargestellten Entgasungskanal 19 abgeführt. The contour of the vane chambers 10 having the pockets 20 is shown greatly enlarged in Figure 4. The vane chambers 10 have Area of the partially annular channels 14, 15 shown in FIG approximately circular cross-section. The pockets 20 have a Compared to the vane chambers 10, 11, the depth is considerably smaller. This can cause gas bubbles in the liquid to be pumped accumulate in the pockets 20 without them from the one in FIG Circulation flow shown arrows are detected. Therefore be the gas bubbles with a particularly small amount of to be promoted Liquid discharged through the degassing duct 19 shown in FIG. 1.

Die Figur 5 zeigt eine zweite Ausführungsform von mit dem in Figur 1 dargestellten Entgasungskanal 19 verbundenen Schaufelkammern 21, 22. Die Schaufelkammern 21, 22 sind hierbei in Richtung der Drehachse des Laufrades 7 vergrößert. Zur Verdeutlichung ist in der Zeichnung strichpunktiert die Kontur von nicht mit dem Entgasungskanal verbundenen Schaufelkammern 23, 24 eingezeichnet.FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the one shown in FIG Degassing duct 19 connected vane chambers 21, 22. The blade chambers 21, 22 are here in the direction of the axis of rotation of the Impeller 7 enlarged. For the sake of clarity, the drawing is dash-dotted the contour of not connected to the degassing duct Blade chambers 23, 24 are shown.

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  1. Feed pump with a driven impeller which rotates in a pump casing and in which is arranged, in at least one of its end faces, a ring of guide blades delimiting blade chambers, with a part-annular channel which is arranged in the pump casing in the region of the guide blades and, together with the blade chambers, forms a feed chamber for feeding fluid from an inlet duct to an outlet duct, and has a degassing duct arranged in a radially inner region of the pump casing, as seen from the part-annular channel, with a degassing bore leading out of the feed pump, characterized in that only some of the blade chambers (10, 21) have a connection to the degassing duct (19).
  2. Feed pump, in which are arranged, on both sides of the impeller, feed chambers which have a connection for the fluid to flow over from one feed chamber into the other feed chamber, the inlet duct issuing into one of the feed chambers and the outlet duct into the other feed chamber, characterized in that the degassing duct (19) is arranged in a casing part (3), having the inlet duct (8), of the feed pump (2), and in that only some of the blade chambers (10, 21) have a connection to the degassing duct (19).
  3. Feed pump according to one of the preceeding claims, characterized in that the proportion of the blade chambers (10, 21) connected to the degassing duct (19) is 10 to 50% of the total number of blade chambers (10, 10a, 21, 23).
  4. Feed pump according to at least one of the preceeding claims, characterized in that the connections of the blade chambers (10) to the degassing duct (19) are formed by pockets (20) incorporated in the impeller (7).
  5. Feed pump according to at least one of the preceeding claims, characterized in that the connections of the blade chambers (21) to the degassing duct (19) are formed by a radial widening of the blade chambers (23) which points in the direction of the axis of rotation of the impeller (7).
  6. Feed pump according to at least one of the preceeding claims, characterized in that the cross section of the degassing duct (19) is 2 to 12.5% of the cross section of the feed chamber (16, 17).
  7. Feed pump according to at least one of the preceeding claims, characterized in that the degassing duct (19) extends, starting from the region of the inlet duct (8), over an angular range of 30° to 180°.
  8. Feed pump according to Claim 7, characterized in that the degassing duct (19) extends over an angular range of 45° to 110°.
  9. Feed pump according to at least one of the preceeding claims, characterized in that the degassing bore (18) has approximately the same diameter as the degassing duct (19).
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