Fuel tank cap for a fuel tank
US8096438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2200/225
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel tank cap for a fuel tank of an engine. The fuel tank cap includes a fuel cap cover, a housing having a side wall, a bottom wall, and a receptacle, a fuel vapor adsorption material positioned within the receptacle, an inlet disposed near the bottom wall and configured to provide fluid communication with a fuel tank vapor space, an outlet disposed near the bottom wall and configured to provide fluid communication with the atmosphere, an internal wall adjacent the bottom wall and disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and at least one aperture configured to permit fuel vapor to flow in a vapor flow path from one side of the internal wall to the other side of the internal wall.
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