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- Patent Title: Evaporative emissions detection method with vehicle self leveling suspension compensation
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Application No.: US16294697Application Date: 2019-03-06
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Publication No.: US11326558B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Aed M. Dudar , Scott A. Bohr , Matthew Werner , Michael William Soltis
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Agent Geoffrey Brumbaugh
- Main IPC: F02M25/08
- IPC: F02M25/08 ; B60K15/06 ; B60G17/017 ; B60G17/0195 ; G07C5/08 ; B60K15/035 ; B60K15/03

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for conducting an evaporative emissions test on a fuel system and an emissions control system in a vehicle. In one example, in response to an indication that a vehicle parking condition may result in the isolation of the fuel system from the emissions control system via the unintentional closing of fuel tank valves, a vehicle's active suspension system may be employed in order to level the vehicle a determined amount such that the fuel system isolation issues may be mitigated prior to an evaporative emissions test procedure. In this way, the entire fuel system and emissions control system may be diagnosed for potential undesired emissions, and potential violations of regulatory requirements for evaporative emissions testing may be reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190203668A1 EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS DETECTION METHOD WITH VEHICLE SELF LEVELING SUSPENSION COMPENSATION Public/Granted day:2019-07-04
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