Urea solution pumping module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9611866-B2
Application number	US-201314145685-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	Aug 13, 2013
Publication date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017

Abstract

A urea solution pump unit includes: a urea solution tank having a mounting hole opened downward; a mounting flange mounted so as to close the mounting hole; a motor pump disposed in a horizontal direction on the mounting flange in the urea solution tank, and configured to suck a urea solution at one side using a pump, and discharge the urea solution to the other side through a space formed between a rotor and a stator of a motor; and a filter installed at an inlet side of the motor pump at an outside of the motor pump.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A urea solution pump unit comprising:
a urea solution tank having a mounting hole opened downward;
a mounting flange mounted to close the mounting hole;
a motor pump disposed in a horizontal direction on the mounting flange in the urea solution tank, and configured to draw a urea solution at one side using a pump, and discharge the urea solution to another side through a space formed between a rotor and a stator of a motor;
a filter installed at an inlet side of the motor pump at an outside of the motor pump;
a heater module having one side and the other side fixed to the mounting flange, and configured to cover the outside of the motor pump, and generate heat using power supplied from the outside,
wherein the heater module includes:
a guide and a Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) heater mounted in the guide;
first and second heater terminals disposed while interposing the PTC heater therebetween, and configured to be supplied with power from the outside; and
an exterior molding configured to enclose outsides of the PTC heater, the guide, and the first and second heater terminals.

2. The urea solution pump unit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor mounting tube penetrating one side of the mounting flange or installed at an outside of the mounting flange, wherein a level sensor and a temperature sensor are disposed in the sensor mounting tube, and a sensor terminal portion, which is supplied with power from the outside, is formed at the sensor mounting tube.

3. The urea solution pump unit of claim 1 , wherein:
an insertion portion housing having an outlet insertion portion in which an outlet side of the motor pump is mounted is formed at an upper side of the mounting flange; and
a first connecting passage is formed at a center portion of the outlet insertion portion in a horizontal direction so as to correspond to an outlet of the motor pump.

4. The urea solution pump unit of claim 3 , wherein on an inner surface of the outlet insertion portion:
an inside O-ring disposed to have an inlet of the first connecting passage disposed at a center of the inside O-ring;
an outside O-ring disposed outward from the inside O-ring at an interval; and
a pump power terminal disposed between the inside O-ring and the outside O-ring and configured to be supplied with power for operating the motor pump from the outside are disposed.

5. The urea solution pump unit of claim 1 , further comprising:
an elastic member configured to elastically support the filter toward the motor pump side.

6. The urea solution pump unit of claim 1 , wherein:
a filter O-ring, which is in close contact with an outer circumferential surface of an inlet side of the motor pump, is disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the filter.

7. The urea solution pump unit of claim 3 , wherein:
a second connecting passage having an upper portion connected to the first connecting passage and a lower portion connected to the outside is formed in the mounting flange, and a check valve or a nozzle, which circulates a part of the urea solution into the urea solution tank, is disposed on an upper end portion of the second connecting passage.

8. The urea solution pump unit of claim 7 , wherein:
a discharge port is disposed on a lower end portion of the second connecting passage, and a pressure sensor is disposed at one side of the discharge port.

9. A urea solution pump unit comprising:
a urea solution tank having a mounting hole opened downward;
a mounting flange mounted to close the mounting hole;
a motor pump disposed in a horizontal direction on the mounting flange in the urea solution tank, and configured to draw a urea solution at one side using a pump, and discharge the urea solution to another side through a space formed between a rotor and a stator of a motor;
a filter installed at an inlet side of the motor pump at an outside of the motor pump;
a heater module having one side and the other side fixed to the mounting flange, and configured to cover the outside of the motor pump, and generate heat using power supplied from the outside; and
a sensor mounting tube penetrating one side of the mounting flange or installed at an outside of the mounting flange, wherein a level sensor and a temperature sensor are disposed in the sensor mounting tube, and a sensor terminal portion, which is supplied with power from the outside, is formed at the sensor mounting tube.

10. A urea solution pump unit comprising:
a urea solution tank having a mounting hole opened downward;
a mounting flange mounted to close the mounting hole;
a motor pump disposed in a horizontal direction on the mounting flange in the urea solution tank, and configured to draw a urea solution at one side using a pump, and discharge the urea solution to another side through a space formed between a rotor and a stator of a motor; and
a filter installed at an inlet side of the motor pump at an outside of the motor pump,
wherein:
an insertion portion housing having an outlet insertion portion in which an outlet side of the motor pump is mounted is formed at an upper side of the mounting flange; and
a first connecting passage is formed at a center portion of the outlet insertion portion in a horizontal direction so as to correspond to an outlet of the motor pump, and

wherein on an inner surface of the outlet insertion portion:
an inside O-ring disposed to have an inlet of the first connecting passage disposed at a center of the inside O-ring;
an outside O-ring disposed outward from the inside O-ring at an interval; and
a pump power terminal disposed between the inside O-ring and the outside O-ring and configured to be supplied with power for operating the motor pump from the outside are disposed.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Hyundam Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ryu Buyeol
• Choi Pil Seon
• Ryoo Dong Myoung
• Jeon Chan-Yo
• Hwang Yong-Taek
• Choi Il-Kyu

Classifications

• F04D29/708 Primary

  specially for liquid pumps · CPC title

• Y10T137/8085

  Hollow strainer, fluid inlet and outlet perpendicular to each other · CPC title

• F01N2610/148

  Arrangement of sensors · CPC title

• F01N2610/1433

  Pumps · CPC title

• F01N2610/02

  the substance being ammonia or urea · CPC title