Fuel tank
AssigneeSolvay SA
InventorsAlain Denis, Philippe Rhoumy, Paul Wouters, Georges Hore
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Abstract
The invention relates to a fuel tank produced by moulding a synthetic resin, comprising a breather orifice and a chamber that is intended to contain a substance that adsorbs the fuel vapors. The said chamber has at least one wall portion that is common, and formed integrally by moulding, with a portion of the wall of the tank.
Claims17
A fuel tank, produced by molding a synthetic resin, said tank including a wall and comprising a chamber for containing a substance that adsorbs fuel vapors, said chamber including a first breather orifice, a second orifice open to atmosphere and a third orifice connected to a desorption circuit, said chamber having at least one wall portion in common with, and molded integrally with, a portion of the wall of the tank, said chamber being connected to the breather orifice from inside the tank, said breather orifice being located in the wall portion common to the chamber and the tank and said breather orifice placing the chamber in direct communication with the tank.
A fuel tank, produced by molding a synthetic resin, said tank including a wall and comprising a chamber for containing a substance that adsorbs fuel vapors, said chamber including a first breather orifice, a second orifice open to atmosphere and a third orifice connected to a desorption circuit, said chamber having at least one wall portion in common with, and molded integrally with, a portion of the wall of the tank, said breather orifice being located in the wall portion common to the chamber and the tank, said breather orifice placing said chamber in direct communication with said tank, and said breather orifice being fitted with a valve disposed in series with an over-fill prevention valve.
A fuel tank, produced by molding a synthetic resin, said tank including a wall and comprising a chamber for containing a substance that adsorbs vapors, said chamber including a first breather orifice, a second orifice open to the atmosphere and a third orifice connected to a desorption circuit, said chamber having at least one wall portion in common with and molded integrally with a portion of the wall of said tank, said chamber being external to said tank and sharing the common wall portion with said tank and the common wall portion comprising an exterior lateral wall of the tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.