IP Library Granted Patent US 10,267,195
Granted Patent B2
US 10,267,195 · App. 15/496,123 · Granted Apr 23, 2019

Conveyor unit for conveying a liquid

Inventors: Cheikh Diouf (Silly-sur Nied, FR); Georges Maguin (Marly, FR); Philippe Mertes (Faulquemont, FR); Frèdèric Supernat (Dieuze, FR)
Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
F01N3/2066B01D53/9418B01D2255/707F01N2450/18F01N2610/1433Y02T10/24
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Patent No.
US 10,267,195
App. No.
15/496,123
Granted
Apr 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a conveyor unit for conveying a liquid, comprising a distributor block made of plastic for the liquid-conducting connection of at least one component for conveying the liquid, the distributor block comprising at least one metallic clamping element which encloses the distributor block at least in some regions on the outside.

Claims (27)

1. A delivery unit for delivering a liquid, comprising:

a distributor block;

at least one component in fluid communication with the distributor block; and

at least one spring which surrounds the outside of the distributor block;

wherein the at least one component transfers liquid, and the at least one spring permits a deformation of the distributor block if ice pressure is generated by freezing liquid in liquid-conducting ducts in the distributor block.

2. The delivery unit of claim 1 , wherein the distributor block is made of plastic.

3. The delivery unit of claim 1 , the distributor block further comprising:

a main body; and

at least two legs, the at least two legs being braced against one another by the at least one spring;

wherein the at least one component for delivering the liquid is a pump which is arranged between the two legs of the distributor block.

4. The delivery unit of claim 3 , wherein the position of the main body and the at least two legs configures the distributor block to have a U-shaped form.

5. The delivery unit according to claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of plug-in connections, wherein each of the at least two legs are connected to the main body by a corresponding one of the plurality of plug-in connections.

6. The delivery unit according to claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of screw connections, wherein each of the at least two legs are connected to the main body by a corresponding one of the plurality of screw connections.

7. The delivery unit according to claim 1 , the distributor block further comprising at least one receptacle for force-transmitting fixing of the at least one spring.

8. The delivery unit according to claim 1 , the delivery unit further comprising a housing, wherein the distributor block together with the at least one component are arranged in the housing.

9. A motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprising;

an exhaust-gas treatment device;

an SCR catalytic converter for the purification of the exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine, the SCR catalytic converter being part of the exhaust-gas treatment device; and

at least one delivery unit for delivering a liquid for exhaust-gas purification to the exhaust-gas treatment device;

a distributor block;

at least one component in fluid communication with the distributor block; and

at least one spring which surrounds the outside of the distributor block;

wherein the at least one component transfers liquid to the exhaust-gas treatment device, and the spring permits a deformation of the distributor block if ice pressure is generated by freezing liquid in liquid-conducting ducts in the distributor block.

10. The motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine of claim 9 , the distributor block further comprising:

a main body; and

at least two legs, the at least two legs being braced against one another by the at least one spring;

wherein the at least one component for delivering the liquid is a pump which is arranged between the two legs of the distributor block.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2020
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 053267/0065 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2017
From: DIOUF, CHEIKH; MAGUIN, GEORGES; MERTES, PHILIPPE; SUPERNAT, FRÈDÈRIC
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 042207/0903 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 115 890 · Oct 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2015074403 · Oct 21, 2015
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