Fuel reservoir

摘要

A fuel reservoir with a diesel tank for receiving diesel fuel and a reduction agent tank for receiving urea. A partition wall is provided between the diesel tank and the reduction agent tank, and a diesel return line extends into the diesel tank. The diesel tank is fitted with a wash plate which has at least one passage opening and lies opposite the partition wall forming a diesel preheating chamber. The at least one passage opening is arranged in the wash plate such that diesel from the diesel return line is captured and held in the diesel preheating chamber.

主权项

1. Fuel reservoir for a vehicle, the fuel reservoir comprising:
a diesel tank configured to receive diesel fuel, the diesel tank having a wash plate with a plurality of passage openings; a reduction agent tank configured to receive a reduction agent; a partition wall between the diesel tank and the reduction agent tank, the partition wall and wash plate defining a diesel preheating chamber, wherein the partition wall is composed of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the wash plate; a diesel return line in fluidic communication with the diesel tank and which permits a return of diesel fuel from an engine of the vehicle to the diesel tank; and a balancing valve in a lower region of the wash plate and configured to balance diesel fuel between the diesel tank and the diesel preheating chamber, wherein the passage openings are configured to permit a flow of diesel fuel from the diesel return line to be captured and held in the diesel preheating chamber.