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US 9,873,320 B2Granted
Fuel tank pressure regulator
AssigneeStant USA Corp.
InventorKevin L Young
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Abstract
A fuel tank vent valve includes a venting apparatus for regulating discharge of fuel vapor from a fuel tank and admission of outside air into a fuel tank. The vent valve is used to regulate pressure in a fuel tank.
Claims11
A tank venting system comprising
- a base formed to include a tank passageway adapted to be coupled in fluid communication to a fuel tank, a canister passageway adapted to be coupled in fluid communication to a fuel vapor recovery canister, a first fluid-flow chamber arranged to interconnect the tank and canister passageways in fluid communication, and a separate second fluid-flow chamber arranged to interconnect the tank and canister passageways in fluid communication,
- a single-stage valve arranged to regulate flow of fuel vapor between the tank and canister passageways through the first fluid-flow chamber, and
- a multi-stage valve arranged to regulate flow of fuel vapor between the tank and canister passageways through the second fluid-flow chamber,
- wherein the multi-stage valve comprises a coiled return spring, a small O-ring seal, a plunger, a plunger-receiver cage, a diaphragm seal associated with the plunger-receiver cage and formed to include a small-diameter vent aperture, and a coiled cage-biasing spring associated with an upwardly facing annular valve seat formed in the base.
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