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US 6,546,955 B1Granted
Vapor canister and fuel tank assembly
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorDavid Howard Burke
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Abstract
A vapor canister and fuel tank assembly for a vehicle includes a fuel tank having an interior chamber and a vapor canister fluidly communicating with the interior chamber of the fuel tank to adsorb vapor fuel. The vapor canister and fuel tank assembly also includes a pressure sensor located on a clean side of the vapor canister to monitor pressure in the assembly.
Claims11
A vapor canister and fuel tank assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a fuel tank having an interior chamber;
- a vapor canister fluidly communicating with said interior chamber of said fuel tank to adsorb vapor fuel, said vapor canister having a canister bed to adsorb the vapor fuel while allowing air to pass to and from said fuel tank;
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- a pressure sensor located on a clean side of said vapor canister and extending into said vapor canister to monitor pressure in said assembly.
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A vapor canister and fuel tank assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a fuel tank having an interior chamber;
- a vapor canister having a first tube fluidly communicating with atmosphere and a second tube fluidly communicating with said interior chamber of said fuel tank to adsorb vapor fuel, said vapor canister having a canister bed to adsorb the vapor fuel while allowing air to pass to and from said fuel tank;
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- a pressure sensor located on and extending into said first tube to monitor pressure in said assembly.
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A vapor canister and fuel tank assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a fuel tank having an interior chamber;
- a vapor canister having a first tube fluidly communicating with atmosphere and a second tube fluidly communicating with said interior chamber of said fuel tank to adsorb vapor fuel, said vapor canister having a canister bed to adsorb the vapor fuel while allowing air to pass to and from said fuel tank;
- a rollover valve disposed on said fuel tank and extending into said interior chamber;
- a hose interconnecting said second tube and said rollover valve;
- a vent valve on said first tube to open and close said first tube;
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- a pressure sensor located on and extending into said first tube between said vent valve and said vapor canister to monitor pressure in said assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.