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EP1169566B1
EP1169566B1 EP01905726A EP01905726A EP1169566B1 EP 1169566 B1 EP1169566 B1 EP 1169566B1 EP 01905726 A EP01905726 A EP 01905726A EP 01905726 A EP01905726 A EP 01905726A EP 1169566 B1 EP1169566 B1 EP 1169566B1
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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
    • 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
    • F02M37/04—Feeding by means of driven pumps
    • F02M37/08—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven
    • F02M37/10—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven submerged in fuel, e.g. in reservoir
    • 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
    • F02M37/04—Feeding by means of driven pumps
    • F02M37/08—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven
    • F02M37/10—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven submerged in fuel, e.g. in reservoir
    • F02M37/106—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven submerged in fuel, e.g. in reservoir the pump being installed in a sub-tank
    • 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
    • F02M37/04—Feeding by means of driven pumps
    • F02M37/08—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven
    • F02M37/10—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven submerged in fuel, e.g. in reservoir
    • F02M37/103—Mounting pumps on fuel tanks
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/85978—With pump

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  • the invention relates to a delivery unit with a delivery pump for delivering fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, with a to be fastened in an opening of the fuel tank Flange and with a support for holding the feed pump and / or a baffle in an intended position in the Fuel tank, with a swiveling bracket of the Baffle and / or the feed pump opposite the flange in the state of the delivery unit separate from the fuel tank.
  • Such a conveyor unit is known from US 6,000,913 become.
  • a baffle is over a linkage connected to the flange.
  • the linkage is on the flange and the baffle.
  • a disadvantage of this Conveyor unit is that the surge pot is not tip-proof is fixed in the fuel tank.
  • the invention is based on the problem of a conveyor unit of the type mentioned at the outset so that they are special requires a small opening in the fuel tank and is as easy to assemble and that the feed pump and / or the surge pot reliably in its intended Location is held.
  • the low dimensions having a baffle can also be elongated his.
  • the invention The conveyor unit is therefore particularly easy to install.
  • the pivot bearing can optionally be a bearing axis for swiveling the feed pump or the baffle in a direction or a ball head for pivoting in have two directions. After the assembly is the feed pump and / or the surge pot against by a support arm Tilting secured. This design also ensures that that only vertical forces are introduced into the flange become.
  • the holder of the feed pump and / or the baffle in the intended position in the fuel tank requires according another advantageous development of the invention a particularly low structural effort if the pivot bearing Means for locking it in an intended position Has.
  • the surge pot or the feed pump is often not precise arranged below the opening of the fuel tank.
  • On bending moment acting on the flange can be determined according to a other advantageous development of the invention reliably avoid if the support to pre - tension the Swivel bearing towards the bottom of the fuel tank is designed.
  • This design leads to a particularly low one Load on the connection of the flange to the fuel tank. This will prevent fuel vapors from escaping further reduced from the fuel tank.
  • the delivery unit according to the invention is reliable in its provided position held when the prop supports the swirl pot or grips the feed pump laterally.
  • the bottom of the fuel tank has tolerances that in the known conveyor unit to an uneven system the conveyor unit or the baffle.
  • the delivery unit and / or the baffle are in accordance another advantageous development of the invention in particular smooth to the bottom of the fuel tank if one Connection of the support to the swirl pot or the conveyor unit has a storage.
  • the prop is a first vertical on the flange attached support member and a second support member having the support arm and if the pivot bearing is arranged between the two support parts is.
  • Conveyor unit held particularly reliably in its intended position, if the first support part is a guide for a into a recess of the second support part penetrating locking part.
  • a twisting of the Baffle against the flange effectively prevented by instead one column two columns are arranged.
  • the arrangement has proven to be favorable the supports on both sides of the baffle. in the the rest of these supports have the same configurations as the invention Device with a support.
  • FIG. 1 shows a fuel tank 1 of a motor vehicle with a conveyor unit 2 arranged therein.
  • the conveyor unit 2 has one in one Opening 3 of the fuel tank 1 inserted flange 4 and one Swirl pot 5.
  • the flange 4 and the swirl pot 5 are on a support 6 connected to each other.
  • Within the surge pot 5 is a feed pump 7 arranged.
  • the feed pump 7 delivers fuel from the Swirl pot 5 via a flexible line 8 to one on the outside of the flange 4 arranged connecting piece 9.
  • On the connecting piece 9 can lead to an internal combustion engine, not shown Flow line can be connected.
  • the support 6 has a first on which Flange 4 attached support member 10 and a second with the baffle 5th connected support part 11.
  • the two support parts 10, 11 are over a Swivel bearing 12 connected to each other.
  • the flange 4 has an axial Guide 13 for a rod 14 of the first support part 10.
  • a bearing block 15 the pivot bearing 12 is supported by a flange 4 Spring 16 biased towards the bottom of the fuel tank 1.
  • the second has on its side facing away from the surge pot 5 Support part 11 a support arm 17, with which it is at the bottom of the fuel tank 1 supports.
  • the connection of the second support part 11 with the swirl pot 5 has a bearing 18. This makes the swirl pot 5 reliably biased against the bottom of the fuel tank 1.
  • the Swivel bearing 12 prevents the introduction of a bending moment in the first support part 10 and thus into the flange 4th
  • the surge pot 5 can be this makes it particularly easy through the opening 3 into the fuel tank 1 introduce.
  • FIG. 2 shows a sectional view through the support 6 from FIG. 1 along the line II - II in the area of the pivot bearing 12 and the Swirl pot 5, that the second support part 11, the swirl pot 5 laterally embraces.
  • the pivot bearing 12 has arranged on the bearing block 15 Journal 19 on.
  • the bearing block 15 penetrates axially in that in FIG shown flange 4 guided rod 14.
  • the bearing block 15 has one Bore 20 for receiving the rod 14.

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A fuel delivery unit (2) for delivering fuel from a tank (1) in which a support (6) connects a flange (4) to a surge chamber (5) through a pivot bearing (12). The pivot bearing (12) makes it possible to introduce the delivery unit (2) in an elongated state into the fuel tank (1) through a particularly small opening. Within the fuel tank (1) the surge chamber (5) is locked in its designated position.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Fördereinheit mit einer Förderpumpe zum Fördern von Kraftstoff aus einem Kraftstoffbehälter zu einer Brennkraftmaschine eines Kraftfahrzeuges, mit einem in einer Öffnung des Kraftstoffbehälters zu befestigenden Flansch und mit einer Stütze zur Halterung der Förderpumpe und/oder eines Schwalltopfes in einer vorgesehenen Lage im Kraftstoffbehälter, mit einer schwenkbaren Halterung des Schwalltopfes und/oder der Förderpumpe gegenüber dem Flansch im von dem Kraftstoffbehälter getrennten Zustand der Fördereinheit.The invention relates to a delivery unit with a delivery pump for delivering fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, with a to be fastened in an opening of the fuel tank Flange and with a support for holding the feed pump and / or a baffle in an intended position in the Fuel tank, with a swiveling bracket of the Baffle and / or the feed pump opposite the flange in the state of the delivery unit separate from the fuel tank.

Aus der US 6,000,913 ist eine solche Fördereinheit bekannt geworden. Bei dieser Fördereinheit ist ein Schwalltopf über ein Gestänge mit dem Flansch verbunden. Das Gestänge ist an dem Flansch und dem Schwalltopf gelagert. Nachteilig bei dieser Fördereinheit ist, dass der Schwalltopf nicht kippsicher in dem Kraftstoffbehälter befestigt ist.Such a conveyor unit is known from US 6,000,913 become. In this conveyor unit, a baffle is over a linkage connected to the flange. The linkage is on the flange and the baffle. A disadvantage of this Conveyor unit is that the surge pot is not tip-proof is fixed in the fuel tank.

Der Erfindung liegt das Problem zugrunde, eine Fördereinheit der eingangs genannten Art so zu gestalten, dass sie eine besonders kleine Öffnung in dem Kraftstoffbehälter erfordert und möglichst einfach zu montieren ist und dass die Förderpumpe und/oder der Schwalltopf zuverlässig in seiner vorgesehenen Lage gehalten ist.The invention is based on the problem of a conveyor unit of the type mentioned at the outset so that they are special requires a small opening in the fuel tank and is as easy to assemble and that the feed pump and / or the surge pot reliably in its intended Location is held.

Dieses Problem wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass die Stütze auf ihrem einem Schwenklager gegenüberliegenden Bereich einen zur Abstützung an dem Boden des Kraftstoffbehälters vorgesehenen Abstützarm aufweist.This problem is solved according to the invention in that the Support on their area opposite a swivel bearing one for support on the bottom of the fuel tank provided support arm.

Durch diese Gestaltung lässt sich die Förderpumpe oder der Schwalltopf in eine platzsparende Stellung schwenken und in den Kraftstoffbehälter einführen. Der niedrige Abmessungen aufweisende Schwalltopf kann zudem langgestreckt gestaltet sein. Hierdurch lässt sich die erfindungsgemäße Fördereinheit durch besonders kleine Öffnungen und in sehr flachen Kraftstoffbehältern montiere. Im in den Kraftstoffbehälter montierten Zustand hält die Stütze die Fördereinheit und/oder den Schwalltopf in der vorgesehenen Lage. Die erfindungsgemäße Fördereinheit lässt sich daher besonders einfach montieren. Das Schwenklager kann dabei wahlweise eine Lagerachse zum Verschwenken der Förderpumpe oder des Schwalltopfes in eine Richtung oder einen Kugelkopf zur Verschwenkbarkeit in zwei Richtungen aufweisen. Nach der Montage ist die Förderpumpe und/oder der Schwalltopf durch den Abstützarm gegen ein Kippen gesichert. Durch diese Gestaltung lässt sich zudem sicherstellen, dass in den Flansch nur senkrechte Kräfte eingeleitet werden.With this design, the feed pump or the Swivel the baffle into a space-saving position and in insert the fuel tank. The low dimensions having a baffle can also be elongated his. This allows the conveyor unit according to the invention through particularly small openings and in very flat fuel tanks Assemble. Mounted in the fuel tank Condition supports the conveyor unit and / or the baffle in the intended position. The invention The conveyor unit is therefore particularly easy to install. The pivot bearing can optionally be a bearing axis for swiveling the feed pump or the baffle in a direction or a ball head for pivoting in have two directions. After the assembly is the feed pump and / or the surge pot against by a support arm Tilting secured. This design also ensures that that only vertical forces are introduced into the flange become.

Die Halterung der Förderpumpe und/oder des Schwalltopfes in der vorgesehenen Lage in dem Kraftstoffbehälter erfordert gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung einen besonders geringen baulichen Aufwand, wenn das Schwenklager Mittel zu seiner Arretierung in einer vorgesehenen Lage hat.The holder of the feed pump and / or the baffle in the intended position in the fuel tank requires according another advantageous development of the invention a particularly low structural effort if the pivot bearing Means for locking it in an intended position Has.

Häufig ist der Schwalltopf oder die Förderpumpe nicht genau unterhalb der Öffnung des Kraftstoffbehälters angeordnet. Ein auf den Flansch einwirkendes Biegemoment lässt sich gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung zuverlässig vermeiden, wenn die Stütze zur Vorspannung des Schwenklagers in Richtung des Bodens des Kraftstoffbehälters gestaltet ist. Diese Gestaltung führt zu einer besonders geringen Belastung der Verbindung des Flansches mit dem Kraftstoffbehälter. Hierdurch wird ein Entweichen von Kraftstoffdämpfen aus dem Kraftstoffbehälter weiter verringert.The surge pot or the feed pump is often not precise arranged below the opening of the fuel tank. On bending moment acting on the flange can be determined according to a other advantageous development of the invention reliably avoid if the support to pre - tension the Swivel bearing towards the bottom of the fuel tank is designed. This design leads to a particularly low one Load on the connection of the flange to the fuel tank. This will prevent fuel vapors from escaping further reduced from the fuel tank.

Die erfindungsgemäße Fördereinheit ist zuverlässig in ihrer vorgesehenen Lage gehalten, wenn die Stütze den Schwalltopf oder die Förderpumpe seitlich umgreift.The delivery unit according to the invention is reliable in its provided position held when the prop supports the swirl pot or grips the feed pump laterally.

Häufig hat der Boden des Kraftstoffbehälters Toleranzen, die bei der bekannten Fördereinheit zu einer ungleichmäßigen Anlage der Fördereinheit oder des Schwalltopfes führen. Die Fördereinheit und/oder der Schwalltopf liegen jedoch gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung besonders glatt am Boden des Kraftstoffbehälters an, wenn eine Verbindung der Stütze mit dem Schwalltopf oder der Fördereinheit eine Lagerung aufweist. Often, the bottom of the fuel tank has tolerances that in the known conveyor unit to an uneven system the conveyor unit or the baffle. The However, the delivery unit and / or the baffle are in accordance another advantageous development of the invention in particular smooth to the bottom of the fuel tank if one Connection of the support to the swirl pot or the conveyor unit has a storage.

Zur weiteren konstruktiven Vereinfachung der erfindungsgemäße Fördereinheit trägt es bei, wenn die Stütze ein erstes vertikal an dem Flansch befestigtes Stützteil und ein zweites den Abstützarm aufweisendes Stützteil hat und wenn zwischen den beiden Stützteilen das Schwenklager angeordnet ist.To further simplify the construction of the conveyor unit according to the invention it helps if the prop is a first vertical on the flange attached support member and a second support member having the support arm and if the pivot bearing is arranged between the two support parts is.

Nach der Montage in dem Kraftstoffbehälter ist die erfindungsgemäße Fördereinheit besonders zuverlässig in ihrer vorgesehenen Lage gehalten, wenn das erste Stützteil eine Führung für ein in eine Ausnehmung des zweiten Stützteils eindringendes Arretierteil hat.After assembly in the fuel tank is the invention Conveyor unit held particularly reliably in its intended position, if the first support part is a guide for a into a recess of the second support part penetrating locking part.

Die Mittel zur Arretierung der Stützteile in ihrer vorgesehenen Lage gestalten sich gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung konstruktiv besonders einfach, wenn die Führung des ersten Stützteils und die Ausnehmung des zweiten Stützteils jeweils als zueinander fluchtende Bohrungen und das Arretierteil als Stab ausgebildet sind.Design the means for locking the support parts in their intended position themselves according to another advantageous development of the invention structurally particularly simple if the guidance of the first support part and the recess of the second support part as each other aligned holes and the locking part are designed as a rod.

In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung wird ein Verdrehen des Schwalltopfes gegenüber dem Flansch wirksam verhindert, indem statt einer Stütze zwei Stützen angeordnet sind. Als günstig hat sich die Anordnung der Stützen zu beiden Seiten des Schwalltopfes erwiesen. Im übrigen weisen diese Stützen die gleichen Ausbildungen wie die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung mit einer Stütze auf.In a further advantageous embodiment, a twisting of the Baffle against the flange effectively prevented by instead one column two columns are arranged. The arrangement has proven to be favorable the supports on both sides of the baffle. in the the rest of these supports have the same configurations as the invention Device with a support.

Die Erfindung läßt zahlreiche Ausführungsformen zu. Zur weiteren Verdeutlichung ihres Grundprinzips ist eine davon in der Zeichnung dargestellt und wird nachfolgend beschrieben. Diese zeigt in

Figur 1
schematisch eine erfindungsgemäße in einem Kraftstoffbehälter montierte Fördereinheit,
Figur 2
eine Schnittdarstellung durch die Fördereinheit aus Figur 1 entlang der Linie II - II.
The invention allows numerous embodiments. To further clarify its basic principle, one of these is shown in the drawing and is described below. This shows in
Figure 1
schematically a delivery unit according to the invention mounted in a fuel tank,
Figure 2
a sectional view through the conveyor unit of Figure 1 along the line II - II.

Figur 1 zeigt einen Kraftstoffbehälter 1 eines Kraftfahrzeuges mit einer darin angeordneten Fördereinheit 2. Die Fördereinheit 2 hat einen in einer Öffnung 3 des Kraftstoffbehälters 1 eingesetzten Flansch 4 und einen Schwalltopf 5. Der Flansch 4 und der Schwalltopf 5 sind über eine Stütze 6 miteinander verbunden. Innerhalb des Schwalltopfes 5 ist eine Förderpumpe 7 angeordnet. Die Förderpumpe 7 fördert Kraftstoff aus dem Schwalltopf 5 über eine flexible Leitung 8 zu einem auf der Außenseite des Flansches 4 angeordneten Anschlußstutzen 9. An dem Anschlußstutzen 9 kann eine zu einer nicht dargestellten Brennkraftmaschine führende Vorlaufleitung angeschlossen werden. Die Stütze 6 hat ein erstes, an dem Flansch 4 befestigtes Stützteil 10 und ein zweites mit dem Schwalltopf 5 verbundenes Stützteil 11. Die beiden Stützteile 10, 11 sind über ein Schwenklager 12 miteinander verbunden. Der Flansch 4 hat eine axiale Führung 13 für einen Stab 14 des ersten Stützteils 10. Ein Lagerbock 15 des Schwenklagers 12 wird von einer sich an dem Flansch 4 abstützenden Feder 16 in Richtung des Boden des Kraftstoffbehälters 1 vorgespannt. Auf seiner dem Schwalltopf 5 abgewandten Seite hat das zweite Stützteil 11 einen Abstützarm 17, mit dem es sich am Boden des Kraftstoffbehälters 1 abstützt. Die Verbindung des zweiten Stützteils 11 mit dem Schwalltopf 5 hat eine Lagerung 18. Hierdurch ist der Schwalltopf 5 zuverlässig gegen den Boden des Kraftstoffbehälters 1 vorgespannt. Das Schwenklager 12 verhindert die Einleitung eines Biegemoments in das erste Stützteil 10 und damit in den Flansch 4.Figure 1 shows a fuel tank 1 of a motor vehicle with a conveyor unit 2 arranged therein. The conveyor unit 2 has one in one Opening 3 of the fuel tank 1 inserted flange 4 and one Swirl pot 5. The flange 4 and the swirl pot 5 are on a support 6 connected to each other. Within the surge pot 5 is a feed pump 7 arranged. The feed pump 7 delivers fuel from the Swirl pot 5 via a flexible line 8 to one on the outside of the flange 4 arranged connecting piece 9. On the connecting piece 9 can lead to an internal combustion engine, not shown Flow line can be connected. The support 6 has a first on which Flange 4 attached support member 10 and a second with the baffle 5th connected support part 11. The two support parts 10, 11 are over a Swivel bearing 12 connected to each other. The flange 4 has an axial Guide 13 for a rod 14 of the first support part 10. A bearing block 15 the pivot bearing 12 is supported by a flange 4 Spring 16 biased towards the bottom of the fuel tank 1. The second has on its side facing away from the surge pot 5 Support part 11 a support arm 17, with which it is at the bottom of the fuel tank 1 supports. The connection of the second support part 11 with the swirl pot 5 has a bearing 18. This makes the swirl pot 5 reliably biased against the bottom of the fuel tank 1. The Swivel bearing 12 prevents the introduction of a bending moment in the first support part 10 and thus into the flange 4th

Vor der Montage der Fördereinheit 2 in dem Kraftstoffbehälter 1 ermöglicht das Schwenklager 12, daß die beiden Stützteile 10, 11 in eine gestreckte Lage zueinander gebracht werden. Der Schwalltopf 5 läßt sich hierdurch besonders leicht durch die Öffnung 3 in den Kraftstoffbehälter 1 einführen.Before the delivery unit 2 is installed in the fuel tank 1 the pivot bearing 12 that the two support parts 10, 11 in an extended Able to be brought together. The surge pot 5 can be this makes it particularly easy through the opening 3 into the fuel tank 1 introduce.

Figur 2 zeigt in einer Schnittdarstellung durch die Stütze 6 aus Figur 1 entlang der Linie II - II im Bereich des Schwenklagers 12 und des Schwalltopfes 5, daß das zweite Stützteil 11 den Schwalltopf 5 seitlich umgreift. Das Schwenklager 12 weist an dem Lagerbock 15 angeordnete Lagerzapfen 19 auf. In den Lagerbock 15 dringt der axial in dem in Figur 1 dargestellten Flansch 4 geführte Stab 14 ein. Der Lagerbock 15 hat eine Bohrung 20 zur Aufnahme des Stabes 14.FIG. 2 shows a sectional view through the support 6 from FIG. 1 along the line II - II in the area of the pivot bearing 12 and the Swirl pot 5, that the second support part 11, the swirl pot 5 laterally embraces. The pivot bearing 12 has arranged on the bearing block 15 Journal 19 on. The bearing block 15 penetrates axially in that in FIG shown flange 4 guided rod 14. The bearing block 15 has one Bore 20 for receiving the rod 14.

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  1. Delivery unit (2) having a delivery pump (7) for delivering fuel from a fuel tank (1) to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, having a flange (4) which is to be fixed in an opening (3) of the fuel tank and having a support (6) for securing the delivery pump (7) and/or a surge chamber (5) in a designated position in the fuel tank (1), and having a pivotable means of securing the surge chamber (5) and/or the delivery pump (7) with respect to the flange (4) when the delivery unit (2) is separated from the fuel tank (1), characterized in that the support (6) has, on its region lying opposite a pivot bearing (12), a supporting arm (17) which is provided for supporting it on the bottom of the fuel tank (1).
  2. Delivery unit according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the pivot bearing (12) has means for locking it in a designated position.
  3. Delivery unit according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support (6) is designed to prestress the pivot bearing (12) in the direction of the bottom of the fuel tank (1).
  4. Delivery unit according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support (6) engages laterally around the surge chamber (5) or the delivery pump (7).
  5. Delivery unit according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a connection of the support (6) to the surge chamber (5) or to the delivery unit (2) has a mounting means (18).
  6. Delivery unit according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support (6) has a first supporting part (10) which is fixed vertically to the flange (4) and a second supporting part (11) having the supporting arm (17), and in that the pivot bearing (12) is arranged between the two supporting parts (10, 11).
  7. Delivery unit according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first supporting part (10) has a guide for a locking part penetrating into a recess of the second supporting part (11) .
  8. Delivery unit according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide of the first supporting part (10) and the recess of the second supporting part (11) are each designed as holes (20) in alignment with each other and the locking part is designed as a rod (14).
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