U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

US Patent Application 20100059123 - Fuel Tank Valve Assembly With Adjustable Bypass Vent Flow

Application 20100059123 Filed on September 8, 2008. Published on March 11, 2010

Inventors

Assignee

US Class

137/14Involving pressure control

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

F17D 1/16


Abstract text


A valve assembly is provided that permits adjustable vent flow from the fuel tank vapor space through a bypass vent opening based on a condition in the vapor space after nozzle shutoff. The valve assembly including a first valve, also referred to as a main float, that provides rollover protection and controls venting of the vapor space prior to nozzle shutoff. A secondary closure device, also referred to as a second valve, moves independently of the first valve to control venting of the vapor space after nozzle shutoff through a bypass vent opening formed in the valve housing in response to at least one operating condition in the fuel tank outside of a chamber defined by the valve housing in which a main float moves.

PatentsPlus Images
Enhanced PDF formats
loading...
PatentsPlus: add to cart
PatentsPlus: add to cartSearch-enhanced full patent PDF image
$9.95more info
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?