Fluid handling – Diverse fluid containing pressure systems – Fluid separating traps or vents
Patent
1995-10-04
1997-01-14
Michalsky, Gerald A.
Fluid handling
Diverse fluid containing pressure systems
Fluid separating traps or vents
137 43, F16K 318
Patent
active
055929630
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle on board system for recovering fuel vapors from the fuel tank both during filling of the fuel tank with volatile hydrocarbon liquid fuel and operation of the vehicle engine. A control unit in the fuel tank has a valve assembly actuated by a float to control the flow of fuel vapors from the top of the tank into a receiving canister with activated charcoal for absorbing the fuel vapors which can be purged from the canister by operation of the engine. The valve assembly has a valve seat, a flexible elastomeric closure received on a pivotally mounted carrier plate movable to open and closed positions relative to the seat, and a stripper plate encompassing the seat, overlying the closure and pivotally movable by the float to disengage the closure from the seat to open the valve. Preferably, pads on the stripper plate bear on only a portion of the flexible closure during initial opening of the valve to thereby decrease the force required to initially open the valve and increase the sensitivity and responseness of the valve assembly. Preferably, to substantially prevent any liquid fuel from passing through the valve assembly while it is open, a depending tube encircles the valve assembly and the float is slidably received in the tube with a relatively close fit to prevent fuel sloshing in the tank which enters the tube from being forced past the float and into the open valve assemby.
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Bucci George H.
Johansen Mark R.
Michalsky Gerald A.
Walbro Corporation
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