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US 2025/0178432 A1Published application
Carbon canister with direct connect fuel tank isolation valve
AssigneeStant USA Corp.
InventorsJohn C. Long, George J. Mitri
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Abstract
A fuel tank vent valve includes a venting apparatus for regulating discharge of fuel vapor from a fuel tank and admission of outside air into a fuel tank. The vent valve is used to regulate pressure in a fuel tank.
Claims20
A fuel tank venting system comprising
- a canister housing formed to define a storage cavity containing a carbon bed and a mount hole that extends axially therethrough along a closure axis,
- a fuel tank isolation valve assembly including a valve housing, a fuel tank isolation valve arranged in the valve housing, and a valve assembly seal located in the mount hole of the canister housing between the valve housing and the canister housing to seal therebetween, the valve housing formed to define a fuel-tank vapor port adapted to be coupled in fluid communication with the fuel tank and a vapor-transfer passageway in fluid communication with the fuel-tank vapor port that extends axially relative to a valve axis, and the fuel tank isolation valve located in the vapor-transfer passageway, and
- valve assembly coupling means for fixing the valve housing of the fuel tank isolation valve assembly directly to the canister housing with the valve housing located in a predetermined position relative to the canister housing in which the valve housing extends into the mount hole of the canister housing to cause the vapor-transfer passageway of the valve housing to be in fluid communication with the storage cavity of the canister housing so that the valve housing is blocked from tilting and rotating about the valve axis relative to the canister housing, wherein the valve assembly coupling means includes a valve mount bracket that extends from the canister housing and a plurality of fasteners that extend through the valve mount bracket into the valve housing of the fuel tank isolation valve assembly to fix the valve housing in the predetermined position relative to the canister housing.
A fuel tank venting system comprising
- a canister housing including a media storage body formed to define a storage cavity and a storage body closure selectively coupled to the media storage body, the storage body closure formed to include a mount hole that extends axially through the storage body closure relative to a closure axis,
- a fuel tank isolation valve assembly including a valve housing, a fuel tank isolation valve arranged in the valve housing, and a valve assembly seal located in the mount hole of the storage body closure between the valve housing and the storage body closure of the canister housing to seal therebetween, the valve housing formed to define a fuel-tank vapor port adapted to be coupled in fluid communication with the fuel tank and a vapor-transfer passageway in fluid communication with the fuel-tank vapor port that extends axially relative to a valve axis, and the fuel tank isolation valve located in the vapor-transfer passageway and configured to regulate the flow of fuel vapor between the fuel tank and the storage cavity, and
- valve assembly coupling means for fixing the valve housing of the fuel tank isolation valve assembly directly to the storage body closure of the canister housing with the valve housing located in a predetermined position relative to the storage body closure of the canister housing in which the valve housing extends into the mount hole of the storage body closure to cause the vapor-transfer passageway of the valve housing to be in fluid communication with the storage cavity of the canister housing and the valve housing is spaced apart axially from the storage body closure of the canister housing to define a gap therebetween so that the valve housing is blocked from tilting and rotating about the valve axis relative to the storage body closure to maintain the gap thereby reducing wear on the valve assembly seal between the valve housing and the storage body closure.
A fuel tank venting system comprising
- a canister housing including a media storage body formed to define a storage cavity and a storage body closure selectively coupled to the media storage body, the storage body closure formed to include a mount hole that extends axially through the storage body closure relative to a closure axis,
- a fuel tank isolation valve assembly including a valve housing and a fuel tank isolation valve arranged in the valve housing, the valve housing formed to define a fuel-tank vapor port adapted to be coupled in fluid communication with the fuel tank and a vapor-transfer passageway in fluid communication with the fuel-tank vapor port that extends axially relative to a valve axis, and the fuel tank isolation valve located in the vapor-transfer passageway and configured to regulate the flow of fuel vapor between the fuel tank and the storage cavity, and
- a mount assembly configured to couple the valve housing of the fuel tank isolation valve assembly directly to the storage body closure of the canister housing to cause the valve housing to be fixed in a predetermined position relative to the storage body closure of the canister housing in which the valve housing is located in the mount hole of the storage body closure to cause the vapor-transfer passageway of the valve housing to be in fluid communication with the storage cavity of the canister housing and the valve housing is spaced apart axially from the canister housing to define a gap therebetween so that the valve housing is blocked from tilting and rotating about the valve axis relative to the storage body closure to maintain the gap between the valve housing and the canister housing.
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