B60K2015/03585

ELECTRONIC FUEL TANK SYSTEM HAVING CAM ACTUATED VENTING WITH CANISTER LINE ISOLATION

An evaporative emissions control system configured to recapture and recycle emitted fuel vapor on a vehicle fuel tank is provided. The control system includes a first and second vent line disposed in the fuel tank, a first and second vent valve, a vent shut-off assembly, a purge canister and a control module. The vent shut-off assembly selectively opens and closes the first and second valves to provide overpressure and vacuum relief for the fuel tank. The control module regulates operation of the vent shut-off assembly based on operating conditions to vent the first and second vent valves to the purge canister. The vehicle fuel tank comprises a saddle tank having first and second lobes and a raised portion arranged generally at a top portion of the fuel tank. The first vent valve is arranged generally in the first lobe and the second vent valve is arranged in the raised portion.

Method and Device for Diagnosing a Ventilation Line of an Internal Combustion Engine Fuel Tank
20220205414 · 2022-06-30 · ·

A method and a device for diagnosing a ventilation line of a motor vehicle are provided. The ventilation line is arranged between a fuel tank and an activated carbon filter. The motor vehicle has a control unit (ECU) and is powered by an internal combustion engine. The state of a vacuum switch is evaluated for the diagnosis.

FUEL TANK ISOLATION VALVE FOR VEHICLE
20220196155 · 2022-06-23 ·

A fuel tank isolation valve for a vehicle includes a drive unit having a solenoid coil; a flow path unit having a vaporized fuel gas flow path; a valve assembly configured to open or close the flow path in the flow path unit by being operated by the drive unit, where the valve assembly includes: a first valve configured to open the flow path by being operated by a magnetic force generated by the coil; and a second valve configured to open the flow path while operating in conjunction with the first valve by being caught by the first valve when the first valve operates. The first valve and the second valve may operate in conjunction with each other by being mechanically caught, such that it is not necessary to provide a separate spring for operating the second valve.

Opening device for urea water inlet of vehicle

An opening device for a urea water inlet may include a first body configured to be provided on an external side of an inlet of a urea filler neck; a second body disposed at an upper end portion of the first body with a ventilation gap between the first body and the second body, and provided with an internal space to be disposed above the inlet; a cover disposed at an upper end portion of the second body, and configured to receive a force to open the internal space of the second body; an opener provided in the second body, and configured to hold the cover at the upper portion of the second body when the cover is configured to close the internal space, and to release holding of the cover when being pressed toward an interior of the second body; and a membrane disposed between the first body and the second body to pass only air therethrough while covering the ventilation gap.

PRESSURE RELIEF ASSEMBLY AND A VALVE ASSEMBLY THAT USES THE PRESSURE RELIEF ASSEMBLY

A pressure relief assembly includes a plurality of valve components and a cap configured to house the valve components. The cap includes a ring having a retaining portion. The pressure relief assembly includes a sensor apparatus coupled to the cap via the ring. The sensor apparatus is configured to sense whether a predetermined pressure threshold is reached. The valve components operate to relieve pressure when the predetermined pressure threshold is reached. The sensor apparatus includes a retaining portion engaging the retaining portion of the ring. A valve assembly includes a first valve apparatus and the pressure relief assembly configured to bypass the first valve apparatus. The valve assembly includes a main housing that surrounds the first valve apparatus and the pressure relief assembly. The main housing defines an aperture in which the cap of the pressure relief assembly is at least partially disposed in the aperture.

Tank Ventilation Device For A Motor Vehicle

The disclosure relates to a tank ventilation apparatus for a motor vehicle which has a scavenging line which is arranged between an activated-carbon container and an intake line of the motor vehicle and in which an electrically driven scavenging pump is arranged. Furthermore, an electrically controllable directional control valve is provided in the scavenging line between the activated-carbon container and the electrically driven scavenging pump.

Fuel vapor emission control device with leak neutralisation
11761405 · 2023-09-19 · ·

A fuel vapor emissions control device includes: —an absorbent filter; —a purge circuit including: a pump equipped with an intake and with a delivery outlet; an upstream duct; and a downstream duct. The pump includes an intake chamber into which the intake opens. The upstream duct is connected by one of its ends to the absorbent filter and via the other of its ends opens into the intake chamber. The downstream duct includes a double tubular wall defining two separate conduits.

Fuel vapor processing system
11215130 · 2022-01-04 · ·

The present disclosure provides a fuel vapor processing system. The system includes a tank passage, a canister, a purge passage, an air passage, a purge valve, a controller, a fuel vapor processing portion, a pressure sensor, a fuel refill detecting portion, and an abnormality detecting portion. The fuel refill detecting portion detects that fuel refill to the fuel tank is started or fuel refill to the fuel tank is being performed by executing a fuel refill detecting process. An abnormality detecting portion detects, by executing an abnormality detecting process, a clogged situation where the tank passage is clogged based on a signal from the pressure sensor received after the fuel refill detecting portion detected that the fuel refill to the fuel tank was started.

Fuel tank pressure regulator
11215147 · 2022-01-04 · ·

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.

ATMOSPHERIC BOX
20230321576 · 2023-10-12 ·

An atmospheric box for use with a fuel vent pressure sensor is operatively connected to a fuel tank of a vehicle. The atmospheric box includes a base including a floor, a sidewall extending upward from the floor and having an outer perimeter, and a drain hole opening in the floor, and a cover including a top section, an outer wall extending downward from the top section and having an inner perimeter substantially similar to the outer perimeter of the sidewall, thereby creating an interference fit between the cover and the base. An inner labyrinth wall extends downward from the top section inward of the sidewall, and a tube joint in the cover defines an opening inward of the inner labyrinth wall. The atmospheric box provides access to the atmosphere for measuring pressure while blocking water and debris intrusion.