Liquid extraction module, liquid tank

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9546034-B2
Application number	US-201113994670-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2011
Priority date	Dec 14, 2010
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a liquid extraction module ( 1 ) for extracting liquid from a liquid tank, in particular of an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system of a motor vehicle, comprising a basic body ( 2 ) which can be arranged in and/or on the vehicle tank and which bears a liquid extraction device ( 6 ) with an extraction orifice ( 5 ) that can be assigned to the tank interior, and at least one electric heating element ( 20 ). According to the invention, at least one heat-conducting element ( 18 ) is provided, said element having at least one first portion ( 24 ) assigned to the heating element ( 20 ) and one second portion ( 25 ) assigned to the extraction orifice ( 5 ), in order to transport the heat from the heating element ( 20 ) to the extraction orifice ( 5 ). The invention further relates to a liquid tank for a vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid extraction module ( 1 ) for extracting liquid from a liquid tank, wherein the extraction module comprises a base body ( 2 ) which can be arranged in and/or on the tank and which carries a liquid extraction device ( 6 ) in the form of a pump, with an extraction orifice ( 5 ) which extends through the base body on the side of the base body facing the tank interior, and at least one electric heating element ( 20 ), characterized in that at least one heat-conducting element ( 18 ) is provided which has at least one first portion ( 24 ) allocated to the heating element ( 20 ) and a second portion ( 25 ) allocated to the extraction orifice ( 5 ) in order to transport the heat from the heating element ( 20 ) to the extraction orifice ( 5 ), and wherein a filter element ( 15 ) configured to filter the liquid is arranged between the heating element ( 20 ) and the extraction orifice ( 5 ).

2. The liquid extraction module as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the heat-conducting element ( 18 ) is formed as a heat-conducting pin ( 34 , 36 ), a heat-conducting sleeve ( 27 ) or a heat-conducting plate ( 19 ).

3. The liquid extraction module as claimed in claim 2 , characterized in that the heat-conducting sleeve ( 27 ) is introduced into the extraction orifice ( 5 ).

4. The liquid extraction module as claimed in claim 2 , characterized in that the heat-conducting plate ( 19 ) is formed as a perforated heat-conducting plate, or the heat-conducting sleeve ( 27 ) is formed as a laterally slotted heat-conducting sleeve ( 27 ).

5. The liquid extraction module as claimed in claim 2 , characterized in that the heat-conducting sleeve ( 27 ) is introduced into the extraction orifice ( 5 ) by force fit.

6. The liquid extraction module as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the first portion ( 24 ) of the heat-conducting element ( 18 ) is allocated to an underside ( 37 ) or a side face of the heating element ( 20 ).

7. The liquid extraction module as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the extraction orifice ( 5 ) is formed by the base body ( 2 ).

8. The liquid extraction module as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the filter element ( 15 ) has an orifice ( 35 ) in which the heat-conducting element ( 18 ) is arranged or held.

9. The liquid extraction module as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that a heat-conducting pin ( 34 ) is formed integrally with the heating element ( 20 ) or with a sheathing ( 22 ) of the heating element ( 20 ).

10. A liquid tank for a vehicle, with at least one wall having an orifice, wherein in and/or on the liquid tank is arranged a liquid extraction module ( 1 ) for extracting liquid from the tank, characterized by the formation of the liquid extraction module ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 .

Assignees

• Landes Ewgenij
• Schott Steffen
• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Landes Ewgenij
• Schott Steffen

Classifications

• F01N2610/10

  the substance being heated, e.g. by heating tank or supply line of the added substance · CPC title

• Y10T137/6416

  With heating or cooling of the system · CPC title

• F01N3/2066 Primary

  Selective catalytic reduction [SCR] · CPC title

• F01N2610/02

  the substance being ammonia or urea · CPC title

• Y02T10/24

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic