Method for diagnosing a tank venting valve
US7124018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D41/1454
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for testing the operability of a tank venting valve between an internal combustion engine and a fuel vapor storage device of a motor vehicle. The stored fuel vapor from the fuel vapor storage device is fed to the internal combustion engine when the tank venting valve is open and a reaction from a fuel/air control loop is analyzed to diagnose the operability of the tank venting valve. In order to refine the method so that a diagnosis that is as far as possible not subject to error may be performed when not idling, the stored fuel vapor from the fuel vapor storage device is fed to the internal combustion engine at least twice in one driving cycle while the tank venting valve is open, a reaction of the fuel/air ratio control loop being detected each time and the operability of the tank venting valve being inferred by comparing the detected reactions.
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