Fuel vapor storage canister

• Main Authors: FORNUTO; JOSEPH, GIFFORD; WILLIAM E, MEYER; KAREN M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.08.1987
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL, WITH COMBUSTIBLEMIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF; WEAPONS

A canister (l0) adapted to store fuel vapour discharged from a fuel tank has an inlet chamber (28) at one end that forms a trap for liquid fuel. Fuel is purged from the canister (l0) through a purge tube (26) that has a small liquid-purge hole (32) therein at the bottom of the chamber (28) and a lar...