Kautex Textron Gmbh & Co. Kg

Bjoern Stell

Karsten Danielowski

Tho Truong Huynh

Piers Catton

Ralph Mohr

A fuel vapor storage and recovery apparatus () comprising at least one main vapor storage compartment () filled with an adsorbent material, at least one vapor inlet port (), at least one atmospheric vent port (), and at least one purge port (). The vapor inlet port () being connectable to a fuel tank venting line and the purge port () being connectable to an engine air intake line, wherein the main vapor storage compartment () comprises a purge buffer zone () as well as first vapor distribution chamber (), wherein the first fuel vapor distribution chamber () includes a liquid trap.

Carbon canister including liquid separator

The invention refers to a fuel vapor storage and recovery apparatus comprising a housing () defining at least first and second compartments, at least one compartment being filled with an adsorbent material, at least one tank port () connectable to a fuel tank vent line, at least one atmospheric vent port (), an outer housing member () defining a first outer compartment (), an inner housing member defining a second inner compartment (), the first outer compartment () encompassing the second inner compartment (), wherein the inner housing member () is fitted into the outer housing member () at one end of the housing (), such that a wall () of the inner housing member () engages an inner wall of the outer housing member () and wherein the inner housing member () and the outer housing member () are sealed against each other by means of a closure cap ().

Fuel vapor storage and recovery apparatus

The invention refers to a fuel vapor storage and recovery apparatus () comprising at least one main vapor storage compartment () filled with an adsorbent material, at least one vapor inlet port (), at least one atmospheric vent port () and at least one purge port (), said vapor inlet port () being connectable to a fuel tank venting line and said purge port () being connectable to an engine air intake line, wherein said main vapor storage compartment () comprises a purge buffer zone () as well as first and second fuel vapor distribution chambers () not filled with an adsorbent material. Said first fuel vapor distribution chamber is arranged upstream said purge buffer zone () and communicates with said fuel vapor inlet port (). Said second fuel vapor distribution chamber () is arranged downstream said purge buffer zone and communicates with said purge port ().

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Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Bjoern Stell