IP Library Granted Patent US 10,041,392
Granted Patent B2
US 10,041,392 · App. 13/548,615 · Granted Aug 7, 2018

Apparatus having a tank and a delivery unit for reducing agent

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Patent No.
US 10,041,392
App. No.
13/548,615
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device includes at least one tank having a tank bottom and a delivery unit for a liquid. The delivery unit is disposed in a chamber on the tank bottom and the chamber includes at least one heater. The tank preferably has at least one local ventilation heater extending from a discharge for liquid on the tank bottom over at least one tank side to the vicinity of a tank top.

Claims (15)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one tank having a tank bottom, a tank top and at least one tank side;

a discharge line for liquid at said tank bottom;

at least one local ventilation heater starting from said discharge line and extending over said at least one tank side to a vicinity of said tank top;

a chamber disposed on said tank bottom, said chamber having at least one heater; and

a delivery unit for a liquid, said delivery unit disposed in said chamber; and

a guide disposed at said tank, said at least one local ventilation heater disposed in a linear manner in said guide, said guide is being formed by a groove which is provided externally at least in one of said tank bottom or said tank side.

2. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one tank having a tank bottom, a tank top and at least one tank side;

a discharge line for liquid at said tank bottom;

at least one local ventilation heater disposed outside of said tank starting from said discharge line and extending over said at least one tank side to a vicinity of said tank top, said at least one local ventilation heater being disposed in contact with said tank side;

a chamber disposed on said tank bottom, said chamber having at least one heater; and

a delivery unit for a liquid, said delivery unit disposed in said chamber,

further comprising a guide disposed in said tank side, said at least one local ventilation heater disposed in a linear manner in said guide,

wherein said guide is a groove formed in said tank side.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2025
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 071028/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2025
From: CONTINENTAL EMITEC GMBH
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 070818/0195 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 19, 2024
From: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FÜR EMISSIONSTECHNOLGIE MBH
To: CONTINENTAL EMITEC GMBH
Reel/Frame 067125/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2012
From: MAUS, WOLFGANG; WIERES, LUDWIG; HODGSON, JAN; BRUECK, ROLF
To: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH
Reel/Frame 028880/0566 →