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US 9,751,395 B2Granted
Methods and systems for a detachable fuel pipe of a vehicle fueling system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammed Omar Faruque, Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a detachable fuel pipe of a vehicle fuel system. In one example, a method may include, in response to a detected vehicle collision, removing physical and fluidic couplings between the detachable fuel pipe and a fuel tank. The method may further include sealing the fuel tank upon removing the couplings to the detachable fuel pipe.
Claims20
A system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a side fueling port fluidly and physically coupled to a fuel tank via a fuel pipe including a detachable nozzle;
- an actuator coupled to the nozzle;
- an impact sensor;
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- a controller with computer-readable instructions stored thereon for:
- disengaging the nozzle from the fuel tank via the actuator in response to receiving a signal from the impact sensor indicating a vehicle side impact.
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A method for a vehicle fueling system, comprising:
- in response to a detected vehicle side impact event, fluidly and physically uncoupling a nozzle of a fuel pipe from a fuel tank via an actuator coupled with the nozzle, where the nozzle is arranged at a first end of the fuel pipe and a second end of the fuel pipe is coupled to a side fueling port of a vehicle.
An engine system of a vehicle, comprising:
- an engine fueling system including a fuel tank;
- a fueling port coupled to a side exterior of the vehicle;
- a fuel pipe with a first end coupled to the side fueling port and a second end coupled to the fuel tank, where the second end includes a detachable nozzle;
- an impact sensor;
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- a controller with computer readable instructions for:
- disengaging the nozzle of the fuel pipe from the fuel tank via an actuator coupled with the nozzle in response to a signal from the impact sensor indicating a side impact of the vehicle, where disengaging the nozzle from the fuel tank includes physically and fluidly decoupling the fuel pipe from the fuel tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.