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US 6,585,230 B2Granted
Housing for an integrated pressure management apparatus
AssigneeSiemens Canada Limited
InventorPaul D. Perry
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Abstract
An integrated pressure management system manages pressure and detects leaks in a fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak diagnostic for the headspace in a fuel tank, a canister that collects volatile fuel vapors from the headspace, a purge valve, and all associated hoses and connections.
Claims7
A housing for an integrated pressure management apparatus, the housing comprising:
- an integral homogenous primary body partially defining an interior chamber;
- first and second ports communicating with the interior chamber;
- a first component opening that facilitates installation of a pressure operable device into the interior chamber, the pressure operable device separating the interior chamber into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion communicating with the first port, the second portion communicating with the second port, the pressure operable device permitting fluid communication between the first and second ports in a first configuration and preventing fluid communication between the first and second ports in a second configuration;
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- a secondary body attachable to the primary body and occluding the first component installation opening;
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- a second component opening that facilitates installation of a solenoid into the interior chamber, the solenoid displacing the device from the first configuration to the second configuration;
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- a tertiary body attachable to the primary body and occluding the second component installation opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.