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Device for diagnosis of a tank ventilation system of a vehicle

US6112728A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
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20Claims
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Filing dateAug 17, 1998
Grant dateSep 5, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M25/0818
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for diagnosis of a tank ventilation system of a vehicle, including a tank, an adsorption filter that communicates with the tank by way of a tank connection line and has a ventilation line, a tank ventilation valve that communicates with the adsorption filter by way of a valve line, and an on-board pressure source, by means of which the tank ventilation system can be acted upon with a pressure. A shut-off device is provided that only opens when the tank ventilation system is acted on with pressure by means of the on-board pressure source and closes when the tank ventilation system is acted on with pressure by means of a pressure source connected externally for the purpose of functionality testing.

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