Patent ID: 6016831
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for a fuel system, comprising a housing (10) comprised of a first housing part (11) and at least one second housing part (12), wherein the two housing parts (11, 12) are held together in a securing region (40), a membrane unit (14, 15) that divides a first chamber from a second chamber is clamped in the securing region (40) between the first housing part (11) and the second housing part (12), the securing region (40) includes a detent region (42) with at least one first detent point (42a) provided on the first housing part (11) and with at least one second detent point (42b) that is provided on the second housing part (12) and engages in detent fashion with the first detent point (42a), a clamping region (46) with at least one clamping point (46a) provided on the first housing part (11) and having at least one second clamping point (46b) provided on the second housing part (12), wherein between the detent region (42) and the clamping region (46), at least one elastic region (44) is provided and the membrane unit (14, 15) is clamped in the clamping region (46) by means of an elastic initial stress that is produced by an elastic deformation of the elastic region (44).