Denso Corporation

Denso International America, Inc.

Ashley Justman

Kyle Renno

Paolo V Guidi

Brandon MacLennan

Benjamin Palmer

A control system for a vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to receive signals from a plurality of vehicle sensors, a vehicle communications system, a ride-share application, a navigation system, or a combination of these. The controller is configured to determine whether at least one of a plurality of conditions is met to execute a small leak test on a fuel system of the vehicle based on the signals, where the plurality of conditions include an available time segment to execute the small leak test, a level surface, a smooth surface, and a constant vehicular momentum. The controller is configured to execute the small leak test when at least one of the plurality of conditions is met.

Leak check strategies avoiding high vapor generation conditions

A sub-retaining structure includes a retainer and a compression limiter. The retainer having an attachment hole is provided in a sub-component. A compression limiter is disposed in the attachment hole of the retainer. The compression limiter has a cylindrical shape with a through hole coaxial with the attachment hole. The compression limiter defines multiple side openings arranged in a circumferential direction. The retainer includes multiple retainer arms each of which extends radially inward of the compression limiter through the side openings, respectively. The retainer arms are configured to be engageable with a fastener protruding from a main-component when the fastener is inserted into the through hole.

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Utica, MI, United States of America

Ashley Justman