Vapor canister and evaporative emissions control system for a vehicle
AssigneeBorgwarner Luxembourg Operations Sarl
InventorDaniel Lang
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Abstract
A vapor canister for a vehicle evaporative emissions control system comprises a canister housing defining an internal volume for receiving therein one or more volumes of adsorbent; a fuel vapor inlet port for connecting the canister to a fuel tank; a vent port for intake of fresh air into the canister; a purge port for withdrawing fuel vapors from the canister; and a pump integrated with the canister housing. The integrated pump is actuated to provide an overpressure or underpressure in the canister. The integrated pump can be used for various operating modes, such as e.g. canister purging, leak detection diagnostic, refueling or engine shut down.
Claims12
A vapor canister for an evaporative emissions control system, comprising:
- a canister housing defining an internal volume for receiving therein one or more volumes of adsorbent;
- a fuel vapor inlet port for connecting the canister to a fuel tank;
- a vent port for intake of fresh air into the canister;
- a purge port for withdrawing fuel vapors from the canister;
- a pump integrated with the canister housing, said pump comprising a pumping member operatively coupled to a drive motor, the pump being integrated to an outer wall of the canister housing such that the pumping member is in communication with the internal canister volume to create an overpressure or an underpressure;
- the pump comprising a motor housing that holds the drive motor;
- the canister housing comprising an aperture in said outer wall through which the pumping member is received in the canister housing;
- wherein the motor housing is mounted to the canister housing in a sealed manner, the motor housing protruding from the outer wall outside said canister;
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- wherein the canister housing is configured to form a complementary housing part, extending inside said canister housing, and accommodating the pumping member therein, the complementary housing part having an internal shape configured to cooperate with the pumping member to achieve a desired pumping effect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.