VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED ORVR COMPATIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE
First Claim
1. An ORVR compatibility assembly for use in a fueling system in which fuel from a storage tank is pumped through a hose to a nozzle for discharge into a fuel tank of a vehicle, the fueling system including a vapor recovery system to recover fuel vapors displaced from the fuel tank during fueling, the assembly comprising:
- a primary vapor passage adapted to be in fluid communication with the vapor recovery system;
a valve assembly moveable between first and second positions, the first position permitting the uninterrupted flow of vapors through the primary vapor passage and the second position inhibiting the flow of vapors through the primary vapor passage, the valve assembly being biased toward the first position;
a diaphragm mounted within a chamber;
a sealing member coupled to the diaphragm;
a secondary vapor passage in fluid communication with a first side of the diaphragm and the primary vapor passage;
an air bleed passage communicating a second side of the diaphragm and the valve assembly;
the diaphragm being moveable between open and closed positions, the sealing member in the closed position closing the air bleed passage and in the open position opening the air bleed passage to ambient atmosphere, the diaphragm being biased toward the closed position; and
wherein when the pressure on the first side of the diaphragm is reduced to a predetermined level, the diaphragm with the sealing member moves from the closed position to the open position so that the valve assembly is moved from its first position to its second position to inhibit flow through the primary vapor passage and vent the primary vapor passage through the air bleed passage when the diaphragm with the sealing member moves to the open position.
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Abstract
A fueling and associated vapor recovery system maintains the same, or lower, vacuum level in the vapor hose during ORVR vehicle refueling as that seen during a non-ORVR refueling. A valve assembly is made as either a part of the end of the vapor recovery hose assembly, a separate unit that is placed between the hose assembly and the nozzle, or incorporated directly into the nozzle. The valve assembly is biased to one position by a spring to which is attached a sliding valve member. The force of the spring is sufficient to keep the valve member in the original position when refueling non-ORVR vehicles so that the vapor hose is unobstructed and an air bleed hole is closed. When refueling an ORVR vehicle, the elevated vacuum level moves the valve member to a second position which blocks off the vapor hose from the vacuum pump and opens up the vapor hose to the air bleed hole.
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18 Claims
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1. An ORVR compatibility assembly for use in a fueling system in which fuel from a storage tank is pumped through a hose to a nozzle for discharge into a fuel tank of a vehicle, the fueling system including a vapor recovery system to recover fuel vapors displaced from the fuel tank during fueling, the assembly comprising:
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a primary vapor passage adapted to be in fluid communication with the vapor recovery system;
a valve assembly moveable between first and second positions, the first position permitting the uninterrupted flow of vapors through the primary vapor passage and the second position inhibiting the flow of vapors through the primary vapor passage, the valve assembly being biased toward the first position;
a diaphragm mounted within a chamber;
a sealing member coupled to the diaphragm;
a secondary vapor passage in fluid communication with a first side of the diaphragm and the primary vapor passage;
an air bleed passage communicating a second side of the diaphragm and the valve assembly;
the diaphragm being moveable between open and closed positions, the sealing member in the closed position closing the air bleed passage and in the open position opening the air bleed passage to ambient atmosphere, the diaphragm being biased toward the closed position; and
wherein when the pressure on the first side of the diaphragm is reduced to a predetermined level, the diaphragm with the sealing member moves from the closed position to the open position so that the valve assembly is moved from its first position to its second position to inhibit flow through the primary vapor passage and vent the primary vapor passage through the air bleed passage when the diaphragm with the sealing member moves to the open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12)
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8. An ORVR compatibility assembly for use in a fueling system in which fuel from a storage tank is pumped through a hose to a nozzle for discharge into a fuel tank of a vehicle, the fueling system including a vapor recovery system to recover fuel vapors displaced from the fuel tank during fueling, the assembly comprising:
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a primary vapor passage adapted to be in fluid communication with the vapor recovery system;
a valve assembly moveable between first and second positions, the first position permitting the uninterrupted flow of vapors through the primary vapor passage and the second position inhibiting the flow of vapors through the primary vapor passage, the valve assembly being biased toward the first position;
an air bleed passage in fluid communication with the primary vapor passage;
a sealing member associated with the air bleed passage and moveable between open and closed positions, the sealing member in the closed position closing the air bleed passage; and
wherein when the air pressure in the primary vapor passage is reduced to a predetermined level, the sealing member moves to the open position, the valve assembly moves from the first position to the second position and the primary vapor passage is vented through the air bleed passage. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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13. An ORVR compatibility assembly for use in a fueling system in which fuel from a storage tank is pumped through a hose to a nozzle for discharge into a fuel tank of a vehicle, the fueling system including a vapor recovery system to process fuel vapors displaced from the fuel tank during fueling, the assembly comprising:
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a primary vapor passage adapted to be in fluid communication with the vapor recovery system;
a valve assembly moveable between first and second positions, the first position permitting the uninterrupted flow of vapors through the primary vapor passage and the second position inhibiting the flow of vapors through the primary vapor passage, the valve assembly being biased toward the first position;
a diaphragm mounted within a chamber and coupled to the valve assembly;
a secondary vapor passage in fluid communication with the chamber and the primary vapor passage;
an air bleed passage in fluid communication at a first end with the primary vapor passage; and
a sealing member moveable between open and closed positions, the sealing member in the closed position sealing a second end of the air bleed passage, the sealing member in the open position opening the second end to ambient atmosphere when the valve assembly is in the second position, the sealing member being moved between the closed and open positions by the valve assembly moving between the first position and the second position;
wherein when the air pressure in the chamber is reduced to a predetermined level the diaphragm and the valve assembly coupled thereto move from the first position to the second position and thereby inhibit flow in the valve assembly through the primary vapor passage and vent the primary vapor passage through the air bleed passage when the sealing member is moved to the open position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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