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US 12,650,102 B2Granted
Method and system for combining two or more carbon filled fuel vapor storage canisters
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAed M Dudar, Scott Alan Bohr, David Ballheim
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Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for combining two or more common fuel vapor storage canisters to increase storage volume for fuel vapors of a vehicle. In one example, a fuel vapor manifold is constructed to permit communication between ports of carbon filled fuel vapor storage canisters. The fuel vapor manifold is a clam shell design that permits vibration welding.
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A fuel vapor storage system, comprising:
- a first carbon filled fuel vapor storage canister including a first nipple and a second nipple;
- a second carbon filled fuel vapor storage canister including a third nipple and a fourth nipple;
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- a fuel vapor manifold configured to receive the first carbon filled fuel vapor storage canister and the second carbon filled fuel vapor storage canister, the fuel vapor manifold including a first half and a second half, the first half including a plurality of tubular ports configured to receive the first nipple, the second nipple, the third nipple, and the fourth nipple, respectively, the second half of the fuel vapor manifold including a fifth nipple and a sixth nipple.
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