Disclosed is a method for diagnosing sealing in a fuel vapor recirculation system for an engine of a motor vehicle. An electronic module is integrated into the engine control unit that is woken up and placed on standby periodically while the engine is off, at the start and end of time intervals in order to perform a respective leak diagnosis, the fuel vapor temperature Tsys being estimated as a function of a time t ending at the start of each interval and starting when the engine is switched off according to the following equation, in which Tamb is the ambient temperature measured, Tsys0 is the fuel vapor temperature when the vehicle is switched off, and tsys is a system response time:

Tsys(t)=Tamb+(Tsys0−Tamb)e.sup.−t/tsys.

A leak proof, completely sealed solenoid valve, comprising a housing 14 having a fluid flow path controlled via an electrically operated mechanism to control a flow; the mechanism comprises metallic coil 20 coiled around a bobbin 16 supported by a magnetic bracket 24 with terminal pins 18 connected to the bobbin 16 for receiving electrical input to facilitate an energized and de-energized state to control the movement of a poppet 34 shaft that obstructs the flow; wherein, the bobbin 16 comprises micro-melting fins, thereby housing over molding creates strong bond between two materials; a permanent weld is created between the bobbin 16 and the housing 14 to prevent internal leakage; and the completely sealed solenoid valve limits emissions and evaporations of the volatile fuel components into and from the valve, and contribute to reliability and robustness of the product by completely sealing the nozzle and housing using laser welding.

A fluid control valve includes a valve unit, a valve casing, and a secondary molded member. The valve casing houses the valve unit therein and includes a first connection pipe part and a second connection pipe part. The first connection pipe part has a hollow pipe shape with a first engagement part. The second connection pipe part has a hollow pipe shape with a second engagement part. The first connection pipe part is connected to the second connection pipe part. The secondary molded member is made of a resin material and covers the first engagement part and the second engagement part to prevent the first connection pipe part from being detached from the second connection pipe part.

An evaporation gas active purge system may include a purge line of connecting a canister for absorbing an evaporation gas of a fuel tank to an intake pipe; a purge pump mounted on the purge line; a purge valve mounted on the purge line to be disposed between the purge pump and the intake pipe; a pressure sensor mounted on the purge line to be disposed between the purge pump and the purge valve; and a control unit of receiving a signal from the pressure sensor, and transmitting an operating signal to the purge pump and the purge valve, wherein the control unit controls the purge pump and the purge valve by an engine condition and a vehicle speed.

In a purge control valve device, a purge valve includes a first electromagnetic valve and a second electromagnetic valve which are provided inside a housing. The first electromagnetic valve has a first valve body that controls a flow rate of evaporative fuel flowing in the housing. The second electromagnetic valve has a second valve body that controls a flow rate of evaporative fuel flowing in the housing. The upstream passage and the downstream passage are arranged in series. The first electromagnetic valve switches a seated state and an unseated state of the first valve body. The purge valve has a narrowed passage in which a flow rate of the evaporative fuel is smaller in one of the seated state and the unseated state than in another of the seated state and the unseated state.

A leakage detector for a fuel vapor treatment device includes a control unit. The control unit shifts a purge control valve and a shutoff valve to a first state with the purge control valve is an opened position and the shutoff valve in a closed position, and then shifts the purge control valve and the shutoff valve to a second state with the purge control valve is a closed position and the shutoff valve in a closed position. The control unit compares a first purge passage pressure acquired from the purge passage pressure detector when the purge control valve and the shutoff valve were shifted to the second state with a second purge passage pressure acquired from the purge passage pressure detector after a lapse of a first waiting time after being shifting to the second state. This comparison is used to determine leakage in the purge passage.

A fuel vapor gas purge system is provided. The system includes an ejector having an inlet pipe for intake of intake gas, an ejection pipe for ejection of the intake gas and vapor gas, and a suction pipe for suctioning the vapor gas. A first purge line is connected between the suction pipe of the ejector and a vapor gas outlet port of a canister and a second purge line is connected between the ejection pipe of the ejector and a connecting pipe near an outlet of a throttle valve. A branch line is connected between the inlet pipe of the ejector and a predetermined position of an intake gas line. Additionally, a first booster is installed in the branch line to supercharge the intake gas to the inlet pipe of the ejector.

An automotive vapor pump for pumping a pump gas having a fuel vapor. The automotive vapor pump includes a pump inlet opening, a pump outlet opening, an outlet volute, a pump outlet duct which is substantially tangential and which fluidically connects the outlet volute with the pump outlet opening, a centrifugal pumping wheel which pumps the pump gas from the pump inlet opening into the outlet volute and subsequently into the pump outlet duct, an electric motor which drives a pumping wheel, the electric motor including a static motor coil, a magnetic rotor body, and a motor driving electronics which drives the static motor coil, an electric connector plug which electrically connects the motor driving electronics with an external control unit, and an integrated pressure sensor which detects a fluidic pressure in the outlet volute or in the pump outlet duct.

A vapor impermeable solenoid for a fuel tank isolation valve assembly an outer housing defining an inner cavity, windings configured to generate a magnetic flux when energized, and a flux collector configured to direct the magnetic flux. An armature tube is disposed within the inner cavity inboard of the flux collector and formed of a magnetic and vapor impermeable material configured to prevent fuel vapor molecules from passing therethrough. A pole piece is disposed within the armature tube, and a magnetic armature is disposed within the armature tube and operably coupled to a seal configured to selectively seal a passage that allows fuel vapor to pass to a purge canister. The magnetic armature is configured to move from a first position to a second position when an electric current is applied to the windings.

A fuel tank system constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a fuel tank and an evaporative emissions control system. The evaporative emissions control system is configured to recapture and recycle emitted fuel vapor. The evaporative emissions control system includes a liquid trap, a first device, a second device, a control module and a G-sensor. The first device is configured to selectively open and close a first vent. The second device is configured to selectively open and close a second vent. The control module regulates operation of the first and second devices to provide over-pressure and vacuum relief for the fuel tank. The G-sensor provides a signal to the control module based on a measured acceleration.