Abstract: A valve includes an electromagnetic actuator, which has an armature in an armature space and guided on a valve needle operable by the actuator using the armature. A first and a second stop element that interact with a first and second end face, respectively, of the armature are situated on the valve needle. The armature has a spring receptacle, which is open towards the first end face of the armature, and into which a spring is inserted. The armature has at least one fluid channel, which, during operation, allows fluid to pass through between first and second regions of the armature space at the first and second end faces, respectively, of the armature. The fluid channel incorporates at least part of the spring receptacle. Sections of the fluid channel run radially outwards along a direction oriented from the first to the second end face and coaxial to a longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A valve includes an electromagnetic actuator, which has an armature in an armature space and guided on a valve needle operable by the actuator using the armature. A first and a second stop element that interact with a first and second end face, respectively, of the armature are situated on the valve needle. The armature has a spring receptacle, which is open towards the first end face of the armature, and into which a spring is inserted. The armature has at least one fluid channel, which, during operation, allows fluid to pass through between first and second regions of the armature space at the first and second end faces, respectively, of the armature. The fluid channel incorporates at least part of the spring receptacle. Sections of the fluid channel run radially outwards along a direction oriented from the first to the second end face and coaxial to a longitudinal axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine, having a unit such as a pressure regulator, mounted in electrically insulated fashion and including an electrically conductive housing, and the housing is connected via an electrical connection to a defined electrical potential. As a result, static charging of the unit, which could become dangerous, is precluded. The fuel supply system is intended in particular for pumping fuel to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: The fuel feed system has a feed unit (22), which has having an electric motor (32) as a drive mechanism and a pumping part (34) driven by the electric motor; the pumping part (34) is disposed offset from the electric motor (32), in the direction of the pivot axis (33) of the electric motor. A filter (24) is disposed beside the feed unit (22) and fuel pumped by the pumping part (34) flows through it. The feed unit (22) and the filter (24) are disposed in separate chambers (10, 20) of a common housing (16), between which chambers there is an overflow opening (60) for the fuel pumped by the pumping part (34). The housing (16) is tightly closed by means of a cap (26). The electric motor (32) and the pumping part (34) are inserted as separate structural units into a chamber (10) of the housing (16) and are braced against one another by at least one resilient element (58) in the direction of the pivot axis (33) of the electric motor (32).

Abstract: A feeding aggregate for fuel has a feed pump which is formed as a side channel pump and has a housing, a pump chamber formed in the housing, and an impeller arranged in the pump chamber, an electric motor provided for driving of the impeller and having a stator and a rotor, with the rotor formed of one piece with the impeller, the feed pump having at least one pump stage, a rim of vanes having vane chambers therebetween and provided on at least one end side of the impeller, a partial ring-shaped side passage formed in the housing opposite to the rim of vanes and having an inlet and an outlet spaced from one another in a peripheral direction of the impeller and open into the side passage, the at least one pump stage of the feed pump having the rim of vanes only on one end side of the impeller and having the side passage in the housing opposite to the rim of vanes, the inlet and the outlet of the side passage being arranged at a same end side of the impeller, and the impeller at an end side which is opposite to

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine, having a unit such as a pressure regulator, mounted in electrically insulated fashion and including an electrically conductive housing, and the housing is connected via an electrical connection to a defined electrical potential. As a result, static charging of the unit, which could become dangerous, is precluded. The fuel supply system is intended in particular for pumping fuel to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine, having a unit, such as a pressure regulator, mounted in electrically insulated fashion and including an electrically conductive housing, and the housing is connected via an electrical connection to a defined electrical potential. As a result, static charging of the unit, which could become dangerous, is precluded. The fuel supply system is intended in particular for pumping fuel to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A feeding aggregate for fuel has a feed pump which is formed as a side channel pump and has a housing, a pump chamber formed in the housing, and an impeller arranged in the pump chamber, an electric motor provided for driving of the impeller and having a stator and a rotor, with the rotor formed of one piece with the impeller, the feed pump having at least one pump stage, a rim of vanes having vane chambers therebetween and provided on at least one end side of the impeller, a partial ring-shaped side passage formed in the housing opposite to the rim of vanes and having an inlet and an outlet spaced from one another in a peripheral direction of the impeller and open into the side passage, the at least one pump stage of the feed pump having the rim of vanes only on one end side of the impeller and having the side passage in the housing opposite to the rim of vanes, the inlet and the outlet of the side passage being arranged at a same end side of the impeller, and the impeller at an end side which is opposite to

Abstract: The apparatus for supplying fuel includes a fuel tank and a fuel feed unit in the fuel tank. The fuel feed unit has a main housing, a suction cover arranged in a bottom part of the main housing, a fuel pump and a degassing valve arranged in the suction cover for degassing the fuel pump. The fuel pump itself includes an impeller housing with a circular passage for fuel flow and an electric-motor-driven impeller. The impeller housing is arranged in the main housing and next to the suction cover and it is provided with a degassing passage connecting the circular passage with the degassing valve. To improve starting behavior the fuel feed unit has a degassing valve in the suction cover, which is connected with the circular passage of the impeller housing by a degassing passage. The degassing valve opens to the fuel tank when pressure in the degassing passage exceeds a predetermined value for degassing the fuel pump.

Abstract: A pressure regulating valve has a valve chamber having an inlet for connecting to a pressure source, a discharge chamber communicating through a valve opening with the valve chamber, a valve member, a valve seat surrounding the valve opening, a valve closing spring which presses the valve member against the valve seat with an adjustable spring force, and a throttling surface arranged downstream of the valve opening so that between the valve member and an inner wall of the discharge chamber, a pressure is formed at the valve member which counteracts the spring force.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for a fuel system, having a pressure chamber that communicates with a fuel connection and having a diaphragm that is installed at its outer peripheral region in a housing and partitions off the pressure chamber. A preassembled unit can be fastened, with the diaphragm built into the housing, on the basic body and the diaphragm can come to rest on a stop provided on the basic body. The device is intended in particular for regulating a pressure in a fuel system.

Abstract: The unit has a conveying pump embodied as a flow pump (10) with an impeller wheel (12) rotating in a pump chamber (24) and having respectively a crown of vanes (32) on both of its front faces which, together with grooves (38, 24) in the shape of a partial circle arranged in the front walls (26, 28) delimiting the pump chamber (24), respectively constitute a lateral conveying channel (44). The vanes (50) of the impeller wheel (12) are connected by an outer ring (36) on their radially outer ends. The outer ring (36) of the impeller wheel (12) also has a crown of vanes (50) which, together with the grooves in the shape of a partial circle arranged in the front walls (26, 28), respectively constitute an outer flow channel (58).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for a fuel supply system, having a pressure chamber that communicates with a fuel connection, and having a diaphragm built in on its outer peripheral region in a basic body which partitions off the pressure chamber, wherein the diaphragm is fastened in the peripheral region with a spring ring that is under initial tension and is retained on the basic body.

Abstract: A method of producing a connection between an insert element with a tube-like part by means of flanging, the method has the steps of inserting an insert element from a direction of one front end into the tube-like part so that it comes to rest in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the tube-like part against a detent, fixing the insert element in place in the direction of the longitudinal axis between the detent and a flanged edge by flanging a projected edge of the tube-like part radially inwards in relation to the longitudinal axis, providing in the tube-like part an area which is enlarged in diameter over at least a part of a circumference of the tube-like part, pushing the area, while being elastically deformed, radially inwards in relation to the longitudinal axis by means of a tool element so that the tube-like part is stretched by an amount delta L by which the tube-like part is shortened because of a formation of the area which is enlarged in diameter, and flanging the edge of the tube-like part whi

Abstract: In connection with a flow pump, particularly for the conveying of fuel from a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, with a pump chamber (16), an impeller wheel (24) rotating in the pump chamber (16), and two parallel side walls (17, 18) spaced apart from each other and delimiting the pump chamber (16), in one of which a groove-like side channel (26), open toward the pump chamber (16), is disposed, which extends concentrically to the pump axis from a channel start (261) to a channel end (262), a further pump inlet (30) for the connection of a fluid return line (13) and which opens directly into the side channel (26) at a distance from the channel end (262), is provided for the purpose of improved efficiency of the flow pump.

Abstract: In connection with a flow pump, particularly for the conveying of fuel from a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, with a pump chamber embodied in a pump housing which is bordered by two radially extending lateral walls (12), spaced apart from each other, and a peripheral wall, connecting the lateral walls (12) along their periphery with each other, with at least one groove like lateral channel (20) disposed in one of the lateral walls (12), open toward the pump chamber, which extends, related to the flow direction in the lateral channel (200, concentrically in relation to the pump axis (22), with an interrupting strip (35), remaining between a lateral channel end (202) and a lateral channel start (201), and having a rotating impeller wheel disposed in the pump chamber, a damping groove (36), open in the direction toward the pump chamber, has been cut into the interrupting strip (35) near the lateral channel end (202), which approximately extends over the width of the lateral channel, for reducing the locally very h

Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure regulator for a fuel system. The pressure regulator includes a housing assembled out of at least two housing parts. A membrane unit is securely installed in a sealed fashion between the housing parts. The securing region that securely holds the two housing parts and the membrane unit in a sealed fashion has an elastic region so that the desired secure connection is assured by simply snapping the two housing parts together. The device is provided in particular for regulating a pressure in a fuel system.

Abstract: The aggregate has a feed pump formed as a flow pump (10) comprising an impeller (12) rotating in a pump chamber (24) which has a peripheral rim of vanes (32) on respective opposite sides of the impeller which together with opposing side walls (26,28) bounding the pump chamber (24) form respective lateral feed ducts (44). The vanes (32) of the impeller (12) are connected with each other by an outer ring (36) at their outer radial ends. The outer ring (36) of the impeller (12) similarly has respective additional rims of additional vanes (101) on opposite sides thereof. Both additional vane rims are separated from each other by an annular separating member (102) placed between them in an axial direction. The additional vanes (101) are arranged in succession with equal spacing (e) in a rotation direction around the impeller and are shaped to optimize fluid flow.

Abstract: The flow pump for supplying a fuel in a motor vehicle includes a pump housing (10) provided with a pump chamber (11) bounded by two radially-extending side walls (12,13) axially spaced from each other and connected with each other by a peripheral wall (14) and a rotatable impeller (24) arranged in the pump chamber (11) coaxial to a pump axis (22). The impeller (24) includes circumferentially spaced radial impeller blades (29) bounding axially open impeller chambers (31) and an outer ring (30) connecting the impeller blades (29) with each other. The two radially-extending side walls (12,13) are provided with respective groove-like side channels (20,21) concentric to the pump axis (22) and open to the pump chamber (11). Each radially-extending side wall (12,13) has an intervening portion (23) between a channel end (212) and a channel beginning (211).

Abstract: An aggregate for feeding fuel from a fuel supply tank to an internal combustion engine, the aggregate has a housing through which fuel flows, a feeding pump and a motor which drives the pump, the feeding pump and the motor being arranged in the housing so that behind the feeding pump as considered in a flow direction a pressure chamber limited by the feeding pump is provided, a valve communicating the pressure chamber with an outer chamber, the valve having a closing element which during a normal operation of the feeding aggregate is held in a closing position so that the pressure chamber is separated from the outer chamber, the valve having a first passage with a first fluid flow and communicating the pressure chamber with the outer chamber, a second passage with a second fluid flow flowing around the closing element and leading in a joint opening toward the outer chamber, so that with increasing first fluid flow before and after the closing element as considered in the closing direction a pressure differenc