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Gaseous fuel flow rate detecting system

  • US 5,259,355 A
  • Filed: 04/07/1992
  • Issued: 11/09/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for detecting a flow rate of evaporated fuel, comprising:

  • fuel tank for storing fuel;

    a canister containing absorbent and adapted to absorb fuel gas evaporated from the tank fuel and supplied via communication passage with inner space of the fuel tank;

    movable means provided in the communication passage for communicating the canister absorbent and tank inner space of the tank and adapted to move in response to pressure of the evaporated fuel gas;

    opening and closing means responsive to the movable means and adapted to open the communication passage for supplying therethrough the evaporated fuel gas to the absorbent in response to fuel gas pressure higher than a first set value and adapted to close the communication passage for interrupting the supply of fuel gas in response to gas pressure not higher than a second set value not higher than the first value; and

    operation control means for detecting time period for the opening operation of the opening and closing means and calculating a flow rate of fuel gas supplied from the fuel tank to the canister.

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