EP1315899A1 - Filter module for a fuel conveying unit and fuel conveying unit for a motor vehicle - Google Patents

Filter module for a fuel conveying unit and fuel conveying unit for a motor vehicle

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EP1315899A1
EP1315899A1 EP01964909A EP01964909A EP1315899A1 EP 1315899 A1 EP1315899 A1 EP 1315899A1 EP 01964909 A EP01964909 A EP 01964909A EP 01964909 A EP01964909 A EP 01964909A EP 1315899 A1 EP1315899 A1 EP 1315899A1
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filter module
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Peter Marx
Peter Schuchardt
Johannes Deichmann
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M37/04—Feeding by means of driven pumps
    • F02M37/08—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven
    • F02M37/10—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven submerged in fuel, e.g. in reservoir
    • F02M37/106—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven submerged in fuel, e.g. in reservoir the pump being installed in a sub-tank
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M37/22—Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines, e.g. arrangements in the feeding system
    • F02M37/32—Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines, e.g. arrangements in the feeding system characterised by filters or filter arrangements
    • F02M37/50—Filters arranged in or on fuel tanks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M37/02—Feeding by means of suction apparatus, e.g. by air flow through carburettors
    • F02M37/025—Feeding by means of a liquid fuel-driven jet pump

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  • Filter module for a fuel delivery unit and fuel delivery unit for a motor vehicle
  • the invention relates to a filter module for a fuel delivery unit of a motor vehicle, in which the fuel delivery unit has a fuel pump with at least two inlet areas and two independent delivery chambers. Furthermore, the invention relates to a fuel delivery unit for a motor vehicle with a fuel pump having at least two delivery chambers, each with an inlet area of the delivery chambers and with a filter module for filtering the fuel flowing into the inlet areas.
  • filter modules each with a filter fabric for each of the inlet areas, are used on the feed pump.
  • one of the delivery chambers is used to deliver fuel from a baffle to an internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle.
  • the second delivery chamber which is separate from the first delivery chamber, serves to deliver fuel into the baffle.
  • the suction jet pump conveys fuel from the fuel tank into the baffle.
  • the filter fabric ⁇ can have an intended mesh size for the respective application.
  • a disadvantage of the known filter module is that it is expensive to manufacture and requires complex assembly. As a result, the fuel delivery unit with the filter module is also very complex.
  • the invention is based on the problem of designing a filter module of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it can be produced particularly cost-effectively. Furthermore, a fuel delivery unit of particularly simple construction is to be created. "
  • the first-mentioned problem is solved according to the invention in that a common filter area is provided for both inlet areas.
  • the filter module according to the invention requires a particularly low manufacturing outlay for the filter area. Thanks to the invention, the filter area can be manufactured in one piece for both inlet areas and thus in a particularly cost-effective manner. Furthermore, the two filter areas can be installed particularly easily in one operation.
  • the filter module according to the invention could have a separate connection piece for each of the inlet areas.
  • the filter module according to the invention is structurally particularly simple if it has a single connecting piece for both inlet areas.
  • the second-mentioned problem namely the creation of a fuel delivery unit of particularly simple construction, is solved according to the invention in that the filter module has a common filter area connected to both inlet areas of the fuel pump.
  • the fuel delivery unit is particularly compact and requires very few components to be assembled. A complex attachment of several filter areas to the feed pump is avoided thanks to the invention.
  • the fuel delivery unit is therefore of a particularly simple construction.
  • the housing part has a partition wall which extends up to the housing of the filter module.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a fuel delivery unit used in a swirl pot in longitudinal section
  • FIG. 2 shows a sectional view through a connection of a filter module of the fuel delivery unit from FIG. 1 along the line II-II,
  • FIG. 3 shows a sectional view through the fuel delivery unit from FIG. 1 in the region of a suction jet pump
  • FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the fuel delivery unit in longitudinal section.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically the area of a fuel delivery unit 2 facing the bottom of a fuel tank 1 in a longitudinal section.
  • the fuel delivery unit 2 is mounted within a baffle 3 and has a fuel pump 5 driven by an electric motor 4.
  • the fuel pump 5 has an impeller 8 which is rotatably arranged between two housing parts 6, 7.
  • the housing parts 6, 7 are kept at a distance by means of a spacer ring 9.
  • the impeller 8 has a plurality of rings 10 - 12 of vane chambers delimiting guide vanes in its end faces.
  • the rings 10 - 12 are arranged opposite each other in part-annular channels 13 - 15.
  • the partially annular channels 13 - 15 and the vane chambers each form delivery chambers 20, 21 extending from inlet areas 16, 17 to outlet areas 18, 19.
  • the fuel pump 5 thus operates on the principle of the side channel pump.
  • the innermost of the delivery chambers 21 serves to supply a suction jet pump 22 shown in FIG. 3 with propellant.
  • the radially outer rings 10, 11 of the vane chambers are interconnected and, with the corresponding part-ring-shaped channels 13, 14, form a single delivery chamber 20 for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine (not shown) of the motor vehicle.
  • the fuel delivery unit 2 has a filter module 23 for both inlet areas 16, 17 with a common filter area 24 arranged in the baffle 3.
  • the filter area 24 can be, for example, a filter fabric with an intended mesh size.
  • the filter area 24 can have a plurality of filter fabrics arranged one above the other with different mesh sizes, so that the fuel is first filtered roughly and then finely.
  • the filter area 24 is arranged on a connecting piece 25.
  • the connecting piece 25 is inserted into the housing part 7 having the inlet regions 16, 17 and sealed by means of a sealing ring 26.
  • Figure 2 shows the connection of the Connection piece 25 with the housing part 7 in the area of the sealing ring 26 in a sectional view along the line II - II from Figure 1. It can be seen here that the housing part 7 has recesses 27 with a radius r at the inlet areas 16, 17 and that Merge radii r.
  • the connecting piece 25 is shaped accordingly and inserted into the recess 27.
  • FIG. 3 shows a sectional view through the fuel delivery unit 2 from FIG. 1 in the area of the suction jet pump 22.
  • the housing part 7 having the inlet areas 16, 17 has a receptacle 28 for the suction jet pump 22.
  • the suction jet pump 22 is made in one piece with a nozzle 29 and a mixing tube 30 and inserted into the receptacle 28.
  • the mixing tube 30 and the nozzle 29 are connected to one another via webs 31.
  • the mixing tube 30 is guided into the swirl pot 3.
  • FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the fuel delivery unit 32 according to the invention in longitudinal section. This differs from that of FIG. 1 primarily in that inlet regions 33, 34 are separated from one another by a partition 36 arranged in a housing part 35.
  • a filter module 37 with a common filter area 38 likewise has a partition 40 in a connecting piece 39. This partition 40 is separated from the housing part 35 up to a second filter area 41. leads.
  • This second filter area 41 is arranged behind the common filter area 38, viewed in the direction of flow, and has a particularly small pore size.
  • the common filter area 38 is therefore used for the coarse filtering, while the second filter area 41 is provided for the fine filtering of the fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine.

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Filtration Of Liquid (AREA)
  • Cooling, Air Intake And Gas Exhaust, And Fuel Tank Arrangements In Propulsion Units (AREA)
  • Details Of Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)
  • Filtering Of Dispersed Particles In Gases (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a filter module ( 23 ) for a fuel conveying unit ( 2 ) comprising a fuel pump ( 5 ) with two pump chambers ( 20, 21 ) which are independent of each other. A common filter area ( 24 ) is provided for the inlet areas ( 16, 17 ) of the pump chambers ( 20, 21 ). The filter module ( 23 ) has a connector ( 25 ) which can be inserted into a recess of a housing part ( 7 ). The configuration of the filter module ( 23 ) is particularly economical as a result.

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Filtermodul für eine Kraftstofffördereinheit und Kraftstofffördereinheit für ein KraftfahrzeugFilter module for a fuel delivery unit and fuel delivery unit for a motor vehicle
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Filtermodul für eine Kraftstofffördereinheit eines Kraftfahrzeuges, bei der die Kraftstofffördereinheit eine Kraftstoffpumpe mit zumindest zwei Einlassbereichen und zwei voneinander unabhängige Förderkammern aufweist . Weiterhin betrifft die Erfindung eine Kraftstofffördereinheit für ein Kraftfahrzeug mit einer zumindest zwei Förderkammern aufweisenden Kraftstoffpumpe, mit jeweils einem Einlassbereich der Förderkammern und mit einem Filtermodul zur Filterung des in die Einlassbereiche einströmenden Kraftstoffs.The invention relates to a filter module for a fuel delivery unit of a motor vehicle, in which the fuel delivery unit has a fuel pump with at least two inlet areas and two independent delivery chambers. Furthermore, the invention relates to a fuel delivery unit for a motor vehicle with a fuel pump having at least two delivery chambers, each with an inlet area of the delivery chambers and with a filter module for filtering the fuel flowing into the inlet areas.
Bei in heutigen Kraftfahrzeugen eingesetzten Kraftstofffördereinheiten werden an der Förderpumpe Filtermodule mit jeweils einem Filtergewebe für jeden der Einlassbereiche eingesetzt. In der Regel dient eine der Förderkammer zur Förderung von Kraftstoff aus einem Schwalltopf zu einer Brennkraftmaschine des Kraftfahrzeuges. Die zweite, von der ersten Förderkammer getrennte Förderkammer dient zur Förderung von Kraftstoff in den Schwalltopf. Mittels der Saugstrahlpumpe wird Kraftstoff aus dem Kraftstoffbehälter in den Schwalltopf gefördert . Das Filtergewebe ■ kann für den jeweiligen Anwendungsfall eine vorgesehene Maschenweite aufweisen.In fuel delivery units used in today's motor vehicles, filter modules, each with a filter fabric for each of the inlet areas, are used on the feed pump. As a rule, one of the delivery chambers is used to deliver fuel from a baffle to an internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle. The second delivery chamber, which is separate from the first delivery chamber, serves to deliver fuel into the baffle. through The suction jet pump conveys fuel from the fuel tank into the baffle. The filter fabric ■ can have an intended mesh size for the respective application.
Nachteilig bei dem bekannten Filtermodul ist, dass es kostenintensiv herzustellen ist und eine aufwendige Montage erfordert. Die Kraftstofffördereinheit mit dem Filtermodul ist hierdurch ebenfalls sehr aufwendig aufgebaut .A disadvantage of the known filter module is that it is expensive to manufacture and requires complex assembly. As a result, the fuel delivery unit with the filter module is also very complex.
Der Erfindung liegt das Problem zugrunde, ein Filtermodul der eingangs genannten Art so zu gestalten, dass es besonders kostengünstig herstellbar ist. Weiterhin soll eine konstruktiv besonders einfach aufgebaute Kraftstofffördereinheit geschaffen werden." The invention is based on the problem of designing a filter module of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it can be produced particularly cost-effectively. Furthermore, a fuel delivery unit of particularly simple construction is to be created. "
Das erstgenannte Problem wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass ein gemeinsamer Filterbereich für beide Einlassbereiche vorgesehen ist .The first-mentioned problem is solved according to the invention in that a common filter area is provided for both inlet areas.
Durch diese Gestaltung erfordert das erfindungsgemäße Filtermodul einen besonders geringen Fertigungsaufwand für den Filterbereich. Der Filterbereich lässt sich dank der Erfindung für beide Einlassbereiche einstückig und damit besonders kostengünstig fertigen. Weiterhin lassen sich die beiden Filterbereiche besonders einfach in einem Arbeitsgang montieren.Due to this design, the filter module according to the invention requires a particularly low manufacturing outlay for the filter area. Thanks to the invention, the filter area can be manufactured in one piece for both inlet areas and thus in a particularly cost-effective manner. Furthermore, the two filter areas can be installed particularly easily in one operation.
Eine gegenseitige Beeinflussung der Strömungen zu den Einlassbereichen lässt sich gemäß einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung einfach vermeiden, wenn in Strömungsrichtung gesehen hinter dem gemeinsamen Filterbereich die Einlassbereiche voneinander getrennt sind. Unterschiedliche Filtergrade der den Förderkammern zugeführten Kraftstoffströmen lassen sich gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung einfach erzeugen, wenn von mehreren übereinanderliegend angeordneten Filterbereichen mit unterschiedlichen Porenweiten ein Filterbereich nur einen der Einlassbereiche abdeckt. Durch diese Gestaltung lässt sich der den einen Einlassbereich abdeckende Filterbereich mit einer besonders kleinen Porenweite versehen. Der diesen Einlassbereich zugeführte Kraftstoff enthält damit weniger Schmutzpartikel als der Kraftstoff, der dem anderen Einlassbereich zugeführt wird.Mutual influencing of the flows to the inlet areas can be easily avoided according to an advantageous development of the invention if the inlet areas are separated from one another behind the common filter area, as seen in the flow direction. According to another advantageous development of the invention, different degrees of filtering of the fuel flows supplied to the delivery chambers can be easily generated if a filter area covers only one of the inlet areas of several filter areas with different pore widths arranged one above the other. This design enables the filter area covering the inlet area to be provided with a particularly small pore size. The fuel supplied to this inlet area thus contains fewer dirt particles than the fuel which is supplied to the other inlet area.
Das erfindungsgemäße Filtermodul könnte für jeden der Einlassbereiche einen separaten Anschlussstutzen aufweisen. Das erfindungsgemäße Filtermodul gestaltet sich jedoch konstruktiv besonders einfach, wenn es einen einzigen Anschlussstutzen für beide Einlassbereiche hat .The filter module according to the invention could have a separate connection piece for each of the inlet areas. The filter module according to the invention, however, is structurally particularly simple if it has a single connecting piece for both inlet areas.
Das zweitgenannte Problem, nämlich die Schaffung einer konstruktiv besonders einfach aufgebauten Kraftstoff- fördereinheit, wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass das Filtermodul einen gemeinsamen, mit beiden Einlassbereichen der Kraftstoffpumpe verbundenen Filterbereich hat .The second-mentioned problem, namely the creation of a fuel delivery unit of particularly simple construction, is solved according to the invention in that the filter module has a common filter area connected to both inlet areas of the fuel pump.
Durch diese Gestaltung gestaltet sich die Kraftstofffördereinheit besonders kompakt und erfordert besonders wenige zu montierende Bauteile. Eine aufwändige Befestigung mehrerer Filterbereiche an der Förderpumpe wird dank der Erfindung vermieden. Die Kraftstofffördereinheit ist daher konstruktiv besonders einfach aufgebaut.This design makes the fuel delivery unit particularly compact and requires very few components to be assembled. A complex attachment of several filter areas to the feed pump is avoided thanks to the invention. The fuel delivery unit is therefore of a particularly simple construction.
Eine fehlerhafte Montage oder ein Verdrehen des Filtermoduls gegenüber der Kraftstoffpumpe lässt sich gemäß ei- ner anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung einfach vermeiden, wenn ein die Einlassbereiche aufweisendes Gehäuseteil und ein Anschlussstutzen des Filtermoduls jeweils runde Querschnitte für die Einlassbereiche aufweisen und wenn die Querschnitte ineinander übergehen.Incorrect installation or twisting of the filter module in relation to the fuel pump can be Simply avoid another advantageous development of the invention if a housing part having the inlet areas and a connecting piece of the filter module each have round cross sections for the inlet areas and if the cross sections merge into one another.
Eine gegenseitige Beeinflussung der Strömungen in den Einlassbereichen lässt sich gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung einfach vermeiden, wenn das Gehäuseteil eine bis zu dem Gehäuse des Filtermoduls geführte Trennwand hat.A mutual influencing of the flows in the inlet areas can be easily avoided according to another advantageous development of the invention if the housing part has a partition wall which extends up to the housing of the filter module.
Die Erfindung lässt zahlreiche Ausführungsformen zu. Zur weiteren Verdeutlichung ihres Grundprinzips sind zwei davon in der Zeichnung dargestellt und werden nachfolgend beschrieben. Diese zeigt inThe 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
Fig.l eine schematische Darstellung einer in einem Schwalltopf eingesetzten Kraftstofffördereinheit im Längsschnitt,1 shows a schematic representation of a fuel delivery unit used in a swirl pot in longitudinal section,
Fig.2 eine Schnittdarstellung durch einen Anschluss eines Filtermoduls der Kraftstofffördereinheit aus Figur 1 entlang der Linie II - II,2 shows a sectional view through a connection of a filter module of the fuel delivery unit from FIG. 1 along the line II-II,
Fig.3 eine Schnittdarstellung durch die Kraftstoff- fördereinheit aus Figur 1 im Bereich einer Saugstrahlpumpe,3 shows a sectional view through the fuel delivery unit from FIG. 1 in the region of a suction jet pump,
Fig.4 eine weitere Ausführungsform der Kraftstoff- fördereinheit im Längsschnitt.4 shows a further embodiment of the fuel delivery unit in longitudinal section.
Figur 1 zeigt schematisch den dem Boden eines Kraftstoffbehälters 1 zugewandten Bereich einer Kraftstofffördereinheit 2 im Längsschnitt. Die Kraftstofffördereinheit 2 ist innerhalb eines Schwalltopfes 3 montiert und weist eine von einem Elektromotor 4 angetriebenen Kraftstoffpumpe 5 auf. Die Kraftstoffpumpe 5 hat ein sich zwischen zwei Gehäuseteilen 6, 7 drehbar angeordnetes Laufrad 8. Die Gehäuseteile 6, 7 werden mittels eines Distanzringes 9 auf Abstand gehalten. Das Laufrad 8 weist in seinen Stirnseiten mehrere Kränze 10 - 12 von Schaufelkammern begrenzende Leitschaufeln auf. In den Gehäuseteilen 6, 7 sind den Kränzen 10 - 12 jeweils gegenüberstehend teil- ringförmige Kanäle 13 - 15 angeordnet. Die teilringfδrmi- gen Kanäle 13 - 15 und die Schaufelkammern bilden jeweils sich von Einlassbereichen 16, 17 zu Auslassbereichen 18, 19 erstreckende Förderkammern 20, 21. Die Kraftstoffpumpe 5 arbeitet damit nach dem Prinzip der Seitenkanalpumpe . Die innerste der Förderkammern 21 dient zur Versorgung einer in Figur 3 dargestellten Saugstrahlpumpe 22 mit Treibmittel. Die radial äußeren Kränze 10, 11 der Schaufelkammern sind untereinander verbunden und bilden mit den entsprechenden teilringförmigen Kanälen 13, 14 eine einzige Förderkammer 20 zur Förderung von Kraftstoff zu einer nicht dargestellten Brennkraftmaschine des Kraftfahrzeuges .FIG. 1 shows schematically the area of a fuel delivery unit 2 facing the bottom of a fuel tank 1 in a longitudinal section. The fuel delivery unit 2 is mounted within a baffle 3 and has a fuel pump 5 driven by an electric motor 4. The fuel pump 5 has an impeller 8 which is rotatably arranged between two housing parts 6, 7. The housing parts 6, 7 are kept at a distance by means of a spacer ring 9. The impeller 8 has a plurality of rings 10 - 12 of vane chambers delimiting guide vanes in its end faces. In the housing parts 6, 7 the rings 10 - 12 are arranged opposite each other in part-annular channels 13 - 15. The partially annular channels 13 - 15 and the vane chambers each form delivery chambers 20, 21 extending from inlet areas 16, 17 to outlet areas 18, 19. The fuel pump 5 thus operates on the principle of the side channel pump. The innermost of the delivery chambers 21 serves to supply a suction jet pump 22 shown in FIG. 3 with propellant. The radially outer rings 10, 11 of the vane chambers are interconnected and, with the corresponding part-ring-shaped channels 13, 14, form a single delivery chamber 20 for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine (not shown) of the motor vehicle.
Die Kraftstofffördereinheit 2 hat ein Filtermodul 23 für beide Einlassbereiche 16, 17 mit einem gemeinsamen im Schwalltopf 3 angeordneten Filterbereich 24. Bei dem Filterbereich 24 kann es sich beispielsweise um ein Filtergewebe mit einer vorgesehenen Maschenweite handeln. Ebenso kann der Filterbereich 24 mehrere übereinander angeordnete Filtergewebe mit unterschiedlichen Maschenweiten aufweisen, so dass der Kraftstoff zuerst grob und anschließend fein gefiltert wird. Der Filterbereich 24 ist auf einem Anschlussstutzen 25 angeordnet. Der Anschlussstutzen 25 ist in dem die Einlassbereiche 16, 17 aufweisenden Gehäuseteil 7 eingesteckt und mittels eines Dichtrings 26 abgedichtet. Figur 2 zeigt die Verbindung des Anschlussstutzens 25 mit dem Gehäuseteil 7 im Bereich des Dichtrings 26 in einer Schnittdarstellung entlang der Linie II - II aus Figur 1. Hierbei ist zu erkennen, dass das Gehäuseteil 7 an den Einlassbereichen 16, 17 jeweils Ausnehmungen 27 mit einem Radius r hat und dass die Radien r ineinander übergehen. Der Anschlussstutzen 25 ist entsprechend geformt und in die Ausnehmung 27 eingesteckt.The fuel delivery unit 2 has a filter module 23 for both inlet areas 16, 17 with a common filter area 24 arranged in the baffle 3. The filter area 24 can be, for example, a filter fabric with an intended mesh size. Likewise, the filter area 24 can have a plurality of filter fabrics arranged one above the other with different mesh sizes, so that the fuel is first filtered roughly and then finely. The filter area 24 is arranged on a connecting piece 25. The connecting piece 25 is inserted into the housing part 7 having the inlet regions 16, 17 and sealed by means of a sealing ring 26. Figure 2 shows the connection of the Connection piece 25 with the housing part 7 in the area of the sealing ring 26 in a sectional view along the line II - II from Figure 1. It can be seen here that the housing part 7 has recesses 27 with a radius r at the inlet areas 16, 17 and that Merge radii r. The connecting piece 25 is shaped accordingly and inserted into the recess 27.
Figur 3 zeigt eine Schnittdarstellung durch die Kraftstofffördereinheit 2 aus Figur 1 im Bereich der Saugstrahlpumpe 22. Das die Einlassbereiche 16, 17 aufweisende Gehäuseteil 7 hat eine Aufnahme 28 für die Saugstrahlpumpe 22. Die Saugstrahlpumpe 22 ist einstückig mit einer Düse 29 und einem Mischrohr 30 gefertigt und in die Aufnahme 28 eingesteckt. Das Mischrohr 30 und die Düse 29 sind über Stege 31 miteinander verbunden. Das Mischrohr 30 ist bis in den Schwalltopf 3 geführt. Bei einem Antrieb der Kraftstoffpumpe 5 wird aus dem Schwalltopf 3 über das in Figur 1 dargestellte Filtermodul 23 Kraftstoff angesaugt und über die radial innere Fδrderkammer 21 zu der Düse 29 der Saugstrahlpumpe 22 gefördert. Die Saugstrahlpumpe 22 saugt Kraftstoff aus dem Kraftstoffbehälter 1 an und fördert diesen in den Schwalltopf 3. Zur Verdeutlichung sind in der Zeichnung die Strömungen des Kraftstoffs mit Pfeilen gekennzeichnet .FIG. 3 shows a sectional view through the fuel delivery unit 2 from FIG. 1 in the area of the suction jet pump 22. The housing part 7 having the inlet areas 16, 17 has a receptacle 28 for the suction jet pump 22. The suction jet pump 22 is made in one piece with a nozzle 29 and a mixing tube 30 and inserted into the receptacle 28. The mixing tube 30 and the nozzle 29 are connected to one another via webs 31. The mixing tube 30 is guided into the swirl pot 3. When the fuel pump 5 is driven, fuel is drawn in from the surge chamber 3 via the filter module 23 shown in FIG. 1 and is conveyed via the radially inner delivery chamber 21 to the nozzle 29 of the suction jet pump 22. The suction jet pump 22 sucks fuel from the fuel tank 1 and conveys it into the baffle 3. For clarification, the flows of the fuel are marked with arrows in the drawing.
Figur 4 zeigt eine weitere Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Kraftstofffördereinheit 32 im Längsschnitt. Diese unterscheidet sich von der aus Figur 1 vor allem dadurch, dass Einlassbereiche 33, 34 durch eine in einem Gehäύseteil 35 angeordnete Trennwand 36 voneinander getrennt sind. Ein Filtermodul 37 mit einem gemeinsamen Filterbereich 38 hat in einem Anschlussstutzen 39 ebenfalls eine Trennwand 40. Diese Trennwand 40 ist von dem Gehäuseteil 35 bis zu einem zweiten Filterbereich 41 ge- führt. Dieser zweite Filterbereich 41 ist in Strömungsrichtung gesehen hinter dem gemeinsamen Filterbereich 38 angeordnet und hat eine besonders kleine Porenweite . Der gemeinsame Filterbereich 38 dient daher für die Grobfilterung, während der zweite Filterbereich 41 für die Feinfilterung des der Brennkraftmaschine zugeführten Kraftstoffs vorgesehen ist. Figure 4 shows a further embodiment of the fuel delivery unit 32 according to the invention in longitudinal section. This differs from that of FIG. 1 primarily in that inlet regions 33, 34 are separated from one another by a partition 36 arranged in a housing part 35. A filter module 37 with a common filter area 38 likewise has a partition 40 in a connecting piece 39. This partition 40 is separated from the housing part 35 up to a second filter area 41. leads. This second filter area 41 is arranged behind the common filter area 38, viewed in the direction of flow, and has a particularly small pore size. The common filter area 38 is therefore used for the coarse filtering, while the second filter area 41 is provided for the fine filtering of the fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine.

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1. Filtermodul für eine Kraftstofffördereinheit eines Kraftfahrzeuges, bei der die Kraftstofffördereinheit eine Kra tstoffpumpe mit zumindest zwei Einlassbereichen und zwei voneinander unabhängige Förderkammern aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein gemeinsamer Filterbereich (24, 38) für beide Einlassbereiche (16, 17, 33, 34) vorgesehen ist .1. Filter module for a fuel delivery unit of a motor vehicle, in which the fuel delivery unit has a fuel pump with at least two inlet areas and two independent delivery chambers, characterized in that a common filter area (24, 38) for both inlet areas (16, 17, 33, 34 ) is provided .
2. Filtermodul nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in Strömungsrichtung gesehen hinter dem gemeinsamen Filterbereich (38) die Einlassbereiche (33, 34) voneinander getrennt sind.2. Filter module according to claim 1, characterized in that seen in the flow direction behind the common filter area (38), the inlet areas (33, 34) are separated from each other.
3. Filtermodul nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass von mehreren übereinanderllegend angeordneten Filterbereichen (38, 41) mit unterschiedlichen Porenweiten ein Filterbereich (41) nur einen der Einlassbereiche (33) abdeckt.3. Filter module according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that of a plurality of filter areas (38, 41) with different pore widths, one filter area (41) covers only one of the inlet areas (33).
4. Filtermodul nach zumindest einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einen einzigen Anschlussstutzen (25, 39) für beide Einlassbereiche (16, 17, 33, 34) hat. 4. Filter module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a single connecting piece (25, 39) for both inlet areas (16, 17, 33, 34).
5. Kraftstofffördereinheit für ein Kraftfahrzeug mit einer zumindest zwei Förderkammern aufweisenden Kraftstoffpumpe, mit jeweils einem Einlassbereich der Fόrderkammern und mit einem Filtermodul zur Filterung des in die Einlassbereiche einströmenden Kraftstoffs, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Filtermodul (23, 37) einen gemeinsamen, mit beiden Einlassbereichen (16, 17, 33, 34) der Kraftstoffpumpe (5) verbundenen Filterbereich (24, 38) hat .5. Fuel delivery unit for a motor vehicle with a fuel pump having at least two delivery chambers, each with an inlet area of the delivery chambers and with a filter module for filtering the fuel flowing into the inlet areas, characterized in that the filter module (23, 37) has a common one with both inlet areas (16, 17, 33, 34) of the fuel pump (5) connected filter area (24, 38).
6. Kraftstofffördereinheit nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein die Einlassbereiche (16, 17, 33, 34) aufweisendes Gehäuseteil (7, 35) und ein Anschlussstutzen (25, 39) des Filtermoduls (23, 37) jeweils runde Querschnitte für die Einlassbereiche (16, 17, 33, 34) aufweisen und dass die Querschnitte ineinander übergehen.6. Fuel delivery unit according to claim 5, characterized in that one of the inlet areas (16, 17, 33, 34) housing part (7, 35) and a connecting piece (25, 39) of the filter module (23, 37) each have round cross sections for the Have inlet areas (16, 17, 33, 34) and that the cross sections merge.
7. Kraftstofffördereinheit nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuseteil (35) eine bis zu dem Anschlussstutzen (39) des Filtermoduls (37) geführte Trennwand (40) hat. 7. Fuel delivery unit according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the housing part (35) has a partition wall (40) guided up to the connecting piece (39) of the filter module (37).
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