Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel tank isolation valve and related method of use
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Application No.: US17901382Application Date: 2022-09-01
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Publication No.: US11945298B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Thomas Rodrigues Martin , Carla Patricia Lara Ramirez
- Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
- Applicant Address: BB St. Michael
- Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
- Current Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: BB St. Michael
- Agency: WARNER NORCROSS + JUDD LLP
- Main IPC: B60K15/035
- IPC: B60K15/035 ; F02D41/00

Abstract:
A fuel tank isolation valve is provided having a main valve body including a fuel tank port and a canister port, a main bore, and an actuator selectively operable to allow or inhibit vented fuel vapors to move from the first port to the second port along a first path. The body can define an airflow bypass orifice that allows vapors to move from the first port, through the main bore, to the second port along a second path, while the actuator is in the closed mode inhibiting vapors from moving along the first path. This flow through the orifice can equalize pressure in a fuel tank and the canister during a purging operation on the canister. The valve can include a fitting that directly couples the valve to the canister without any intermediate hoses, in a cantilevered manner. A related method of use is provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240075806A1 FUEL TANK ISOLATION VALVE AND RELATED METHOD OF USE Public/Granted day:2024-03-07
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