Fuel tank venting system for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine

• US 5,918,580 A
• Filed: 11/03/1997
• Issued: 07/06/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daimler Chrysler Company LLC (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Weber, Henrik, Mauz, Lothar, Hennrich, Werner
• Primary Examiner(s): Moulis, Thomas N.
• Application Number:
  US08/962,901
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 123/516, 123/518, 123/519, 123/520, 123/198 D
• US Class Current: 123/520
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 25/089 Layout of the fuel vapour installation

Abstract

In a fuel tank venting system for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine having an air intake duct and an adsorption filter in which fuel vapors are adsorbed, a venting line extends from the adsorption filter to the air intake duct and includes a regeneration valve, and a bypass line is disposed in parallel with a section of the venting line and includes an air pump for pumping air from the adsorption filter to the air intake duct to provide for venting air flow particularly when the engine is operating under a high load where little vacuum is generated in the air intake duct.

Claims

1. A fuel tank venting system for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine having an air intake duct, said system including a tank, an adsorption filter in communication with said tank by a connecting line, a venting line extending between said adsorption filter and said air intake duct and including a regeneration valve, and a bypass line disposed in parallel with a section of said venting line and including a pump for pumping air from said adsorption filter to said air intake duct, and said section of said venting line which is bypassed by said bypass line including a check valve.

2. A fuel tank venting system according to claim 1, wherein a regeneration valve is arranged in said venting line between said air intake duct and the jointure of said bypass line with said venting line.

3. A fuel tank venting system according to claim 1, wherein said bypass line extends between said air intake duct and a suction nozzle disposed in said venting line, said pump being disposed in said bypass line for operating said suction nozzle to draw gas out of said adsorption filter.

4. A fuel tank venting system according to claim 1, wherein said pump is arranged in a bypass line extending parallel to a fresh air line section leading to said adsorption filter.

5. A fuel tank venting system for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine having an air intake duct, said system including a tank, an adsorption filter in communication with said tank by a connecting line, a venting line extending between said adsorption filter and said air intake duct and including a regeneration valve, a suction nozzle disposed in said venting line and a bypass line connected to said air intake duct and extending to said suction nozzle, and a pump disposed in said bypass line for operating said suction nozzle to draw gas out of said adsorption filter.

6. A fuel tank venting system according to claim 5, wherein a regeneration valve is arranged between said suction nozzle and said adsorption filter.

7. A fuel tank venting system according to claim 5, wherein a shut-off valve is arranged in said bypass line upstream of said pump.

8. A fuel tank venting system according to claim 5, wherein a secondary air pump of an air injection system is used as the pump in said venting system.

9. A fuel tank venting system for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine having an air intake duct, said system including a tank, an adsorption filter in communication with said tank by a connecting line, a venting line extending between said adsorption filter and said air intake duct and including a regeneration valve, said venting line having a line section extending parallel to said air intake duct and a drive arrangement disposed between said line section and said air intake duct.

10. A fuel tank venting system according to claim 9, wherein said drive arrangement includes a turbine arranged in the air intake duct and a compressor arranged in said line section and being operated by said turbine so as to generate in said line section an air flow proportional to the air flow volume through said air intake duct.