Fuel vent assembly with floatless rollover protection
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorMorse N Taxon
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Abstract
A valve for use between a vehicle fuel tank vent and a vapor recovery canister in a vehicle fuel tank containing liquid fuel, such a valve comprises: a housing having a fuel tank side and a vapor recovery canister side; and a vapor permeable membrane fixed to the housing to block the passage of liquid fuel.
Claims14
A valve for use between a vehicle fuel tank vent and a vapor recovery canister in a vehicle fuel tank containing liquid fuel, said valve comprising:
- a housing having a fuel tank side and a vapor recovery canister side;
- and
- a pleated, vapor permeable membrane fixed to said vapor recovery canister side to block passage of liquid fuel.
A valve for use between a vehicle fuel tank vent and a vapor recovery canister in a vehicle fuel tank containing liquid fuel, said valve comprising:
- a housing having a fuel tank side and a vapor recovery canister side;
- and
- a cone shaped, vapor permeable membrane fixed to said vapor recovery canister side to block passage of liquid fuel.
A valve for use between a vehicle fuel tank vent and a vapor recovery canister in a vehicle fuel tank containing liquid fuel, said valve comprising:
- a housing having a fuel tank side and a vapor recovery canister side;
- and
- a cylindrical, vapor permeable membrane fixed to said vapor recovery canister side to block passage of liquid fuel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.