Venting device for vehicle fuel tanks

Details Venting device for vehicle fuel tanks Venting device for vehicle fuel tanks

1996-02-16

1998-04-21

Recla, Henry J.

Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea

Diverse fluid containing pressure filling systems involving...

Gas and other material separating passage or chamber

141 44, 141 59, 141307, 220 862, 137588, B65B 3100

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ABSTRACT:
A fuel tank arrangement for a motor vehicle. The arrangement includes a fuel tank containing fuel therein and having a gas space disposed above the fuel, and a venting device connected to the fuel tank. The venting device includes an activated charcoal filter and a venting conduit connecting the gas space to the activated charcoal filter for establishing gas communication therebetween. A stop valve is disposed in the venting conduit and is adapted to open gas communication between the gas space and the activated charcoal filter during refueling. Moreover, a fuel separator is disposed in the venting conduit for separating fuel from a gas flow through the venting conduit thereby yielding separated fuel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4699638 (1987-10-01), Harris
patent: 4941587 (1990-07-01), Terada
patent: 5375633 (1994-12-01), Bucci
patent: 5540266 (1996-07-01), Grau et al.

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