IP Library Granted Patent US 11,383,187
Granted Patent B2
US 11,383,187 · App. 16/749,353 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Suction tube filter arrangement and fluid tank system for a fluid tank

Inventors: Maciej Ziemak (Kotowice, PL); Girish Chebbi (Radal, NO); Rafael Ferrer Ruiz (Toulouse, FR)
Assignees: MEAS FRANCE; TE CONNECTIVITY NORGE AS
B01D35/027B01D35/18B01D39/08F01N3/2066B01D2201/204F01N2610/02F01N2610/10F01N2610/1406F01N2610/1426
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Patent No.
US 11,383,187
App. No.
16/749,353
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A suction tube filter arrangement includes a suction tube defining a suction tube direction and a filter member extending along the suction tube direction. The suction tube is at least partially arranged inside the filter member.

Claims (22)

1. A suction tube filter arrangement, comprising:

a suction tube defining a suction tube direction; and

a filter member extending along the suction tube direction, the suction tube is at least partially arranged inside the filter member, the suction tube forms a support structure for the filter member.

2. The suction tube filter arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the suction tube has a fixation device monolithically formed with the suction tube, the fixation device undetachably fixes the filter member on the suction tube.

3. The suction tube filter arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the fixation device is a flange on the suction tube.

4. The suction tube filter arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the suction tube has a connection port for connection with a counter connection port of a fluid tank system.

5. The suction tube filter arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the suction tube is a plastic material.

6. The suction tube filter arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the filter member is a fabric material.

7. The suction tube filter arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the suction tube has an inlet opening arranged at a bottom of the filter member.

8. A fluid tank system, comprising:

a heating coil; and

a suction tube filter arrangement including a suction tube defining a suction tube direction and a filter member extending along the suction tube direction, the suction tube is at least partially arranged inside the filter member, the suction tube and the filter member are surrounded by the heating coil.

9. The fluid tank system of claim 8 , wherein the heating coil and the suction tube filter arrangement are disposed in a urea solution.

10. The fluid tank system of claim 8 , wherein the suction tube has an inlet opening surrounded by the heating coil.

11. The fluid tank system of claim 8 , wherein the filter member extends parallel with a gas bubble ascension direction.

12. The fluid tank system of claim 8 , further comprising a counter connection port to which the suction tube filter arrangement can be undetachably connected.

13. The fluid tank system of claim 8 , further comprising a fluid sensor arrangement, the suction tube filter arrangement is arranged side-by-side with the fluid sensor arrangement.

14. The fluid tank system of claim 13 , wherein the fluid sensor arrangement has a bottom plate enclosing a space surrounded by the heating coil.

15. The fluid tank system of claim 14 , wherein the bottom plate has a cutout for the suction tube filter arrangement.

16. The fluid tank system of claim 8 , further comprising a set of interchangeable suction tube filter arrangements each having a different length.

17. The suction tube filter arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the filter member is a flat body that is expanded by the suction tube.

18. The suction tube filter arrangement of claim 17 , wherein the filter member has a lens-shaped cross section perpendicular to the suction tube direction.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded May 6, 2022
From: WEMA SYSTEM AS
To: TE CONNECTIVITY NORGE AS
Reel/Frame 059837/0120 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CHEBBI, GIRISH
To: WEMA SYSTEM AS; MEAS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 052459/0421 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2020
From: ZIEMAK, MACIEJ; RUIZ, RAFAEL FERRER
To: WEMA SYSTEM AS; MEAS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 052344/0489 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19305089 · Jan 23, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200230532A1 · Jul 23, 2020