Device for purifying fuel vapors generated in vehicle fuel tank
US4860715A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K15/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for purifying fuel vapors generated in vehicle fuel tank including a valve which normally closes a through hole provided in an upper wall of the tank and communicating with a canister through a conduit, a flap provided for normally closing a filler pipe mounted for refuelling the tank and adapted to be opened by a fuel dispensing nozzle inserted in the filler pipe, and a member for connecting the flap with the valve so as to transmit the opening movement of the flap to the valve to open the latter for allowing the fuel vapors in the tank to pass through the hole and the conduit into the canister.
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