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EP2694797A1 - Pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank to an internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank to an internal combustion engine

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EP2694797A1
EP2694797A1 EP12706863.3A EP12706863A EP2694797A1 EP 2694797 A1 EP2694797 A1 EP 2694797A1 EP 12706863 A EP12706863 A EP 12706863A EP 2694797 A1 EP2694797 A1 EP 2694797A1
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Prior art keywords
pump unit
branch
pump
valve housing
unit according
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Marco Lamm
Ruggiero Gissi
Manuel TAVANI
Nello Medoro
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Robert Bosch GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M63/00—Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00; Details, component parts, or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M39/00 - F02M61/00 or F02M67/00; Combination of fuel pump with other devices, e.g. lubricating oil pump
    • F02M63/02—Fuel-injection apparatus having several injectors fed by a common pumping element, or having several pumping elements feeding a common injector; Fuel-injection apparatus having provisions for cutting-out pumps, pumping elements, or injectors; Fuel-injection apparatus having provisions for variably interconnecting pumping elements and injectors alternatively
    • F02M63/0225—Fuel-injection apparatus having a common rail feeding several injectors ; Means for varying pressure in common rails; Pumps feeding common rails
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M69/00—Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus ; Apparatus with both continuous and intermittent injection; Apparatus injecting different types of fuel
    • F02M69/46—Details, component parts or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus covered by groups F02M69/02 - F02M69/44
    • F02M69/54—Arrangement of fuel pressure regulators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M37/0011—Constructional details; Manufacturing or assembly of elements of fuel systems; Materials therefor
    • F02M37/0023—Valves in the fuel supply and return system
    • F02M37/0029—Pressure regulator in the low pressure fuel system
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M59/00—Pumps specially adapted for fuel-injection and not provided for in groups F02M39/00 -F02M57/00, e.g. rotary cylinder-block type of pumps
    • F02M59/20—Varying fuel delivery in quantity or timing
    • F02M59/36—Varying fuel delivery in quantity or timing by variably-timed valves controlling fuel passages to pumping elements or overflow passages
    • F02M59/366—Valves being actuated electrically
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M63/00—Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00; Details, component parts, or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M39/00 - F02M61/00 or F02M67/00; Combination of fuel pump with other devices, e.g. lubricating oil pump
    • F02M63/02—Fuel-injection apparatus having several injectors fed by a common pumping element, or having several pumping elements feeding a common injector; Fuel-injection apparatus having provisions for cutting-out pumps, pumping elements, or injectors; Fuel-injection apparatus having provisions for variably interconnecting pumping elements and injectors alternatively
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M59/00—Pumps specially adapted for fuel-injection and not provided for in groups F02M39/00 -F02M57/00, e.g. rotary cylinder-block type of pumps
    • F02M59/02—Pumps specially adapted for fuel-injection and not provided for in groups F02M39/00 -F02M57/00, e.g. rotary cylinder-block type of pumps of reciprocating-piston or reciprocating-cylinder type
    • F02M59/10—Pumps specially adapted for fuel-injection and not provided for in groups F02M39/00 -F02M57/00, e.g. rotary cylinder-block type of pumps of reciprocating-piston or reciprocating-cylinder type characterised by the piston-drive
    • F02M59/102—Mechanical drive, e.g. tappets or cams

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank to an internal combustion engine.
  • the present invention relates to a pump unit of the type comprising a pre-feed pump, for example an electric pump, adapted to draw the fuel from a containing tank; a high-pressure pump, for example a piston pump, adapted to feed the fuel to an internal combustion engine; and a fluid circuit comprising, in turn, a first branch for interconnecting the electric pump and the piston pump, and a second branch for interconnecting the piston pump and the internal combustion engine.
  • a pre-feed pump for example an electric pump, adapted to draw the fuel from a containing tank
  • a high-pressure pump for example a piston pump, adapted to feed the fuel to an internal combustion engine
  • a fluid circuit comprising, in turn, a first branch for interconnecting the electric pump and the piston pump, and a second branch for interconnecting the piston pump and the internal combustion engine.
  • the fluid circuit comprises, additionally, a metering solenoid valve positioned on the first branch for the selective control of the instantaneous flow rate of fuel supplied to the piston pump as a function of the values of a plurality of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine, and a third branch, which interconnects the first branch and the containing tank, is connected to the first branch upstream of the metering solenoid valve in a direction of advance of the fuel along the first branch, and enables at least some of the flow of fuel in excess of that which is supplied through the metering solenoid valve to be discharged into the containing tank.
  • the third branch is provided with an overflow valve, which is mounted in a first mounting aperture formed through a pump housing of the piston pump, and has an inlet for the inflow of the fuel into the overflow valve, at least one outlet for the outflow of the fuel from the overflow valve, and a slide valve which is movable between a position which closes the outlet and a position which opens the outlet.
  • an overflow valve which is mounted in a first mounting aperture formed through a pump housing of the piston pump, and has an inlet for the inflow of the fuel into the overflow valve, at least one outlet for the outflow of the fuel from the overflow valve, and a slide valve which is movable between a position which closes the outlet and a position which opens the outlet.
  • the third branch is also at least partially formed by a connector which is mounted in a second mounting aperture formed through the pump housing of the piston pump transversely with respect to the aforesaid first mounting aperture, is in fluid communication with the outlet of the overflow valve, and projects from the pump housing for connection to a pipe for supplying the fuel to the containing tank.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank to an internal combustion engine which is free of the drawbacks described above and which is simple and economical to produce.
  • a pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank to an internal combustion engine, as claimed in the appended claims.
  • Figure 1 is a fluid diagram of a preferred embodiment of the pump unit of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a schematic view, with parts in section and parts removed for clarity, of a detail of the pump unit of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view, with parts in section and parts removed for clarity, of a variant of the detail of Figure 2; and
  • Figure 4 is a schematic perspective view of the variant of Figure 3.
  • the number 1 indicates the whole of a pump unit for supplying a liquid fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank 2 to an internal combustion engine 3, in the present case a diesel engine comprising a fuel distribution manifold 4, commonly known as a "common rail", and a plurality of injectors 5 connected to the manifold 4 and adapted to spray the fuel into corresponding combustion chambers (not shown) of the engine 3.
  • a liquid fuel preferably diesel oil
  • the pump unit 1 comprises a high-pressure pump 6, in the present case a piston pump, adapted to supply the fuel to the engine 3, and a low-pressure or pre-feed pump, in the present case an electric pump, adapted to supply the fuel from the tank 2 to the pump 6.
  • the pump 6 comprises a pump housing 8 having a specified longitudinal axis 9, and at least one cylinder 10, which is formed in the pump housing 8, has a longitudinal axis 11 substantially perpendicular to the axis 9, and is engaged slidably by a piston 12.
  • the piston 12 is moved along the cylinder 10 by an actuator 13 of a known type fitted in the pump housing 8 and having a reciprocating rectilinear motion comprising an outward stroke for drawing the fuel into the cylinder 10 and a return stroke for compressing the fuel contained in the cylinder 10.
  • the pump unit 1 also comprises a fluid circuit 14 for supplying the fuel, comprising, in turn, a first branch 15, which interconnects the pumps 6 and 7, extends through the pump housing 8 to lubricate the actuator 13, and is connected to the cylinder 10 through an intake valve 16, and a second branch 17, which extends between the pump 6 and the manifold 4, and is connected to the cylinder 10 through a delivery valve 18.
  • a fluid circuit 14 for supplying the fuel comprising, in turn, a first branch 15, which interconnects the pumps 6 and 7, extends through the pump housing 8 to lubricate the actuator 13, and is connected to the cylinder 10 through an intake valve 16, and a second branch 17, which extends between the pump 6 and the manifold 4, and is connected to the cylinder 10 through a delivery valve 18.
  • the branch 15 is provided with a metering solenoid valve 19, which is mounted upstream of the valve 16 in a direction 20 of advance of the fuel along the branches 15 and 17, is movable between a position which closes the branch 15 and a position which opens it, and is adapted to control selectively the instanta- neous flow rate of fuel supplied to the pump 6 as a function of the values of a plurality of operating parameters of the engine 3.
  • a metering solenoid valve 19 which is mounted upstream of the valve 16 in a direction 20 of advance of the fuel along the branches 15 and 17, is movable between a position which closes the branch 15 and a position which opens it, and is adapted to control selectively the instanta- neous flow rate of fuel supplied to the pump 6 as a function of the values of a plurality of operating parameters of the engine 3.
  • the circuit 14 also comprises a third branch 21, which connects the branch 15 upstream of the solenoid valve 19 in the direction 20 to the tank 2, and enables at least some of the flow of fuel in excess of that which is supplied through the solenoid valve 19 to be discharged into the tank 2, and a fourth branch 22, which extends between the manifold 4 and the branch 21, and enables the flow of fuel in excess of that required by the injectors 5 to be discharged into the tank 2.
  • the circuit 14 also has a fifth branch 23 for discharging into the branch 21, and consequently into the tank 2, any fuel supplied through the pump housing 8 from the branch 15 and leaking through the support bearings (not shown) of the actuator 13, and a sixth branch 24, which is connected to the branch 15 downstream of the solenoid valve 19 in the direction 20, extends between the branch 15 and the branch 21, allows the absorption of the flow of fuel leaking through the solenoid valve 19 when the solenoid valve 19 is closed, and is provided with a calibrated aperture 25 designed so as to limit the quantity of fuel absorbed by the branch 24 to a value below a specified threshold when the solenoid valve 19 is open.
  • the branch 21 is provided with an overflow valve 26 mounted in a mounting aperture 27 which is formed through the pump housing 8, has a specified longitudinal axis 28, and comprises a constricted portion 27a and a wider portion 27b, interconnected by an annular shoulder 29 which is substantially transverse with respect to the axis 28.
  • the valve 26 comprises a substantially cylindrical valve housing 30, which extends coaxially with the axis 28, is mounted in the aperture 27 by means of an interposed ring seal 31, has an axial aperture 32 for the entry of fuel into the valve housing 30, and is provided with at least two radial apertures for the outflow of the fuel from the valve housing 30.
  • the valve 26 also comprises a slide valve 34, which is mounted in the valve housing 30 coaxially with the axis 28, is moved to, and normally kept in, a position which closes the apertures 33 (Fig. 2) by a spring 35 interposed between the valve housing 30 and the slide valve 34, and is moved by the fuel against the action of the spring 35 from the position which closes the apertures 33 to a position (not shown) which opens the apertures.
  • a slide valve 34 which is mounted in the valve housing 30 coaxially with the axis 28, is moved to, and normally kept in, a position which closes the apertures 33 (Fig. 2) by a spring 35 interposed between the valve housing 30 and the slide valve 34, and is moved by the fuel against the action of the spring 35 from the position which closes the apertures 33 to a position (not shown) which opens the apertures.
  • the fuel supplied through the apertures 33 as a result of the movement of the slide valve 34 to its open position is collected in a portion 36 of the aperture 27 which can also receive the fuel from the branch 23.
  • the branch 31 also comprises a tubular connector 37 made in one piece with the valve housing 30 so as to form a single sleeve 38, this sleeve being locked by interference in the portion 27b coaxially with the axis 28.
  • the connector 37 is connected to a pipe (not shown) forming part of the branch 21, and communicates with the portion 36 through at least two connecting apertures 39, which are formed through the sleeve 38 and are inclined with respect to the axis 28.
  • valve housing 30 and the connector 37 are two separate pieces which are distinct from each other, and in that the valve housing 30 has at least two radial slits 40, which are distributed uniformly around the axis 28, and are formed through the valve housing 30 on corresponding flat faces 41 formed on an outer surface of the valve housing 30.
  • the valve 26 is coupled slidably to the aperture 27, and is locked axially against the shoulder 29 by the connector 37, which in turn is locked by interference in the portion 27b, and communicates with the portion 36 through the slits 40 and the corresponding faces 41.
  • the valve housing 30 is also locked by interference in the aperture 27.

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Abstract

A pump unit for supplying a fuel, preferably diesel oil, to an internal combustion engine (3) is provided with a pre-feed pump (7) adapted to draw the fuel from a containing tank (2), and with a fluid circuit (14) having a first branch (15) for interconnecting the pre-feed pump (7) and a high-pressure pump (6), a second branch (17) for interconnecting the high-pressure pump (6) and the internal combustion engine (3), and a third branch (21), which interconnects the first branch (15) and the containing tank (2), and is formed at least partially by an overflow valve (26) and by a connector (37) mounted coaxially with each other in a mounting aperture (27) formed through a pump housing (8) of the high-pressure pump (6).

Description

Description Title
PUMP UNIT FOR SUPPLYING FU EL, PREFERABLY DI ESEL OIL, FROM A CONTAINING TAN K TO AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGIN E
The present invention relates to a pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank to an internal combustion engine.
In particular, the present invention relates to a pump unit of the type comprising a pre-feed pump, for example an electric pump, adapted to draw the fuel from a containing tank; a high-pressure pump, for example a piston pump, adapted to feed the fuel to an internal combustion engine; and a fluid circuit comprising, in turn, a first branch for interconnecting the electric pump and the piston pump, and a second branch for interconnecting the piston pump and the internal combustion engine.
As a general rule, the fluid circuit comprises, additionally, a metering solenoid valve positioned on the first branch for the selective control of the instantaneous flow rate of fuel supplied to the piston pump as a function of the values of a plurality of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine, and a third branch, which interconnects the first branch and the containing tank, is connected to the first branch upstream of the metering solenoid valve in a direction of advance of the fuel along the first branch, and enables at least some of the flow of fuel in excess of that which is supplied through the metering solenoid valve to be discharged into the containing tank.
The third branch is provided with an overflow valve, which is mounted in a first mounting aperture formed through a pump housing of the piston pump, and has an inlet for the inflow of the fuel into the overflow valve, at least one outlet for the outflow of the fuel from the overflow valve, and a slide valve which is movable between a position which closes the outlet and a position which opens the outlet.
The third branch is also at least partially formed by a connector which is mounted in a second mounting aperture formed through the pump housing of the piston pump transversely with respect to the aforesaid first mounting aperture, is in fluid communication with the outlet of the overflow valve, and projects from the pump housing for connection to a pipe for supplying the fuel to the containing tank.
Known pump units of the type described above have a number of drawbacks, mainly due to the fact that the provision of two mounting apertures, namely one for the overflow valve and one for the connector, requires the execution of relatively complicated, lengthy and costly machining operations on the aforesaid pump housing.
The object of the present invention is to provide a pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank to an internal combustion engine which is free of the drawbacks described above and which is simple and economical to produce.
According to the present invention, a pump unit is provided for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank to an internal combustion engine, as claimed in the appended claims. The present invention will now be described with reference to the attached drawings, which show a non-limiting example of its embodiment, in which:
Figure 1 is a fluid diagram of a preferred embodiment of the pump unit of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a schematic view, with parts in section and parts removed for clarity, of a detail of the pump unit of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a schematic view, with parts in section and parts removed for clarity, of a variant of the detail of Figure 2; and
Figure 4 is a schematic perspective view of the variant of Figure 3.
With reference to Figure 1, the number 1 indicates the whole of a pump unit for supplying a liquid fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank 2 to an internal combustion engine 3, in the present case a diesel engine comprising a fuel distribution manifold 4, commonly known as a "common rail", and a plurality of injectors 5 connected to the manifold 4 and adapted to spray the fuel into corresponding combustion chambers (not shown) of the engine 3.
The pump unit 1 comprises a high-pressure pump 6, in the present case a piston pump, adapted to supply the fuel to the engine 3, and a low-pressure or pre-feed pump, in the present case an electric pump, adapted to supply the fuel from the tank 2 to the pump 6.
The pump 6 comprises a pump housing 8 having a specified longitudinal axis 9, and at least one cylinder 10, which is formed in the pump housing 8, has a longitudinal axis 11 substantially perpendicular to the axis 9, and is engaged slidably by a piston 12.
The piston 12 is moved along the cylinder 10 by an actuator 13 of a known type fitted in the pump housing 8 and having a reciprocating rectilinear motion comprising an outward stroke for drawing the fuel into the cylinder 10 and a return stroke for compressing the fuel contained in the cylinder 10.
The pump unit 1 also comprises a fluid circuit 14 for supplying the fuel, comprising, in turn, a first branch 15, which interconnects the pumps 6 and 7, extends through the pump housing 8 to lubricate the actuator 13, and is connected to the cylinder 10 through an intake valve 16, and a second branch 17, which extends between the pump 6 and the manifold 4, and is connected to the cylinder 10 through a delivery valve 18. The branch 15 is provided with a metering solenoid valve 19, which is mounted upstream of the valve 16 in a direction 20 of advance of the fuel along the branches 15 and 17, is movable between a position which closes the branch 15 and a position which opens it, and is adapted to control selectively the instanta- neous flow rate of fuel supplied to the pump 6 as a function of the values of a plurality of operating parameters of the engine 3.
The circuit 14 also comprises a third branch 21, which connects the branch 15 upstream of the solenoid valve 19 in the direction 20 to the tank 2, and enables at least some of the flow of fuel in excess of that which is supplied through the solenoid valve 19 to be discharged into the tank 2, and a fourth branch 22, which extends between the manifold 4 and the branch 21, and enables the flow of fuel in excess of that required by the injectors 5 to be discharged into the tank 2. The circuit 14 also has a fifth branch 23 for discharging into the branch 21, and consequently into the tank 2, any fuel supplied through the pump housing 8 from the branch 15 and leaking through the support bearings (not shown) of the actuator 13, and a sixth branch 24, which is connected to the branch 15 downstream of the solenoid valve 19 in the direction 20, extends between the branch 15 and the branch 21, allows the absorption of the flow of fuel leaking through the solenoid valve 19 when the solenoid valve 19 is closed, and is provided with a calibrated aperture 25 designed so as to limit the quantity of fuel absorbed by the branch 24 to a value below a specified threshold when the solenoid valve 19 is open. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the branch 21 is provided with an overflow valve 26 mounted in a mounting aperture 27 which is formed through the pump housing 8, has a specified longitudinal axis 28, and comprises a constricted portion 27a and a wider portion 27b, interconnected by an annular shoulder 29 which is substantially transverse with respect to the axis 28.
The valve 26 comprises a substantially cylindrical valve housing 30, which extends coaxially with the axis 28, is mounted in the aperture 27 by means of an interposed ring seal 31, has an axial aperture 32 for the entry of fuel into the valve housing 30, and is provided with at least two radial apertures for the outflow of the fuel from the valve housing 30.
The valve 26 also comprises a slide valve 34, which is mounted in the valve housing 30 coaxially with the axis 28, is moved to, and normally kept in, a position which closes the apertures 33 (Fig. 2) by a spring 35 interposed between the valve housing 30 and the slide valve 34, and is moved by the fuel against the action of the spring 35 from the position which closes the apertures 33 to a position (not shown) which opens the apertures.
The fuel supplied through the apertures 33 as a result of the movement of the slide valve 34 to its open position is collected in a portion 36 of the aperture 27 which can also receive the fuel from the branch 23.
The branch 31 also comprises a tubular connector 37 made in one piece with the valve housing 30 so as to form a single sleeve 38, this sleeve being locked by interference in the portion 27b coaxially with the axis 28.
The connector 37 is connected to a pipe (not shown) forming part of the branch 21, and communicates with the portion 36 through at least two connecting apertures 39, which are formed through the sleeve 38 and are inclined with respect to the axis 28.
The variant shown in Figures 3 and 4 differs from that shown in Figure 2 solely in that, in this variant, the valve housing 30 and the connector 37 are two separate pieces which are distinct from each other, and in that the valve housing 30 has at least two radial slits 40, which are distributed uniformly around the axis 28, and are formed through the valve housing 30 on corresponding flat faces 41 formed on an outer surface of the valve housing 30.
The valve 26 is coupled slidably to the aperture 27, and is locked axially against the shoulder 29 by the connector 37, which in turn is locked by interference in the portion 27b, and communicates with the portion 36 through the slits 40 and the corresponding faces 41. In a variant which is not illustrated, the valve housing 30 is also locked by interference in the aperture 27. The mounting of the overflow valve 26 and of the connector 37 in a single mounting aperture 27 enables the structure of the pump housing 8 to be simplified and enables the machining costs and times of the pump housing 8 to be reduced.

Claims

Claims
1. Pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank
(2) to an internal combustion engine (3), the pump unit comprising a pre-feed pump (7) adapted to draw the fuel from the containing tank (2); a high-pressure pump (6), having a pump housing (8) provided with a mounting aperture (27); and a fluid circuit (14) comprising, in turn, a first branch (15) for interconnecting the pre-feed pump (7) and the high-pressure pump (6), a second branch (17) for interconnecting the high-pressure pump (6) and the internal combustion engine
(3) , and a third branch for interconnecting the first branch (15) and the containing tank (2); the third branch (21) comprising an overflow valve (26) mounted in the mounting aperture (27), and a connector (37), which is mounted downstream of the overflow valve (26) in a direction of advance (20) of the fuel along the third branch (21), and is connected to a pipe forming part of the third branch (21); the pump unit being characterized in that the overflow valve (26) and the connector (37) are mounted coaxially with each other in the mounting aperture (27).
2. Pump unit according to Claim 1, wherein the overflow valve (26) comprises a valve housing (30) and a plug (34) engaged slidably in the valve housing (30) so as to be moved between a closed and an open position of the overflow valve (26).
3. Pump unit according to Claim 2, wherein the valve housing (30) and the connector (37) are made in one piece.
4. Pump unit according to Claim 3, wherein the valve housing (30) and the connector (37) are locked by interference in the mounting aperture.
5. Pump unit according to Claim 2, wherein the valve housing (30) and the connector (37) are made in two separate pieces.
6. Pump unit according to Claim 5, wherein the mounting aperture (27) has a longitudinal axis (28) and an end-stop shoulder (29) formed transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis (28).
7. Pump unit according to Claim 6, wherein the mounting aperture (27) comprises a constricted portion (27a) and a wider portion (27b) interconnected by the end-stop shoulder (29).
8. Pump unit according to any one of Claims 5 to 7, wherein the valve housing (30) is locked by interference in the mounting aperture (27).
9. Pump unit according to Claim 6 or 7, wherein the valve housing (30) is coupled slidably to the mounting aperture (27), and is locked axially against the end-stop shoulder (29) by the connector (37).
10. Pump unit according to any one of Claims 5 to 9, wherein the connector (37) is locked by interference in the mounting aperture (27).
11. Pump unit according to any one of Claims 2 to 10, wherein the overflow valve (26) comprises an inlet (32) for the inflow of fuel into the valve housing (30) and at least one outlet (33) for the outflow of the fuel from the valve housing (30); the mounting aperture (27) comprising a collecting portion (36) which is in fluid communication with the outlet (33), and is also in fluid communication with the connector (37) through at least one passage (39; 40, 41) formed through the valve housing (30) and/or the connector (37) itself.
12. Pump unit according to Claim 11, wherein the passage (39) comprises an aperture formed through the valve housing (30) and the connector (37).
13. Pump unit according to Claim 11, wherein the passage (40, 41) comprises a flat face (40) formed on an outer surface of the valve housing (30) and a slit (41) formed through the valve housing (30) at the position of the flat face (40).
EP12706863.3A 2011-04-08 2012-03-06 Pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, from a containing tank to an internal combustion engine Not-in-force EP2694797B1 (en)

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IT000582A ITMI20110582A1 (en) 2011-04-08 2011-04-08 PUMPING GROUP FOR FOOD FUEL, PREFERIBLY GASOIL, FROM A CONTAINMENT TANK TO AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
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