Kautex Textron Gmbh & Co. Kg

Gebra Gmbh & Co. Sicherheitsprodukte Kg

Dominik Schallmo

Gernot Weiss

Gernot Weiß

Holger Pimmer

Reinhold Walgenbach

Michael Uckelmann

Alexander Stei

The invention relates to a liquid/vapor separator () for a fuel tank for motor vehicles, comprising a housing () having a droplet collecting space () for fuel in vapor form. The housing () is provided with a connection cross section () which, in the installed position, opens into a space surrounded by a filler pipe of the motor vehicle. The liquid/vapor separator () comprises at least one first connection () for a refueling vent line of the fuel tank, said connection opening into the droplet collecting space (), a second connection for a service vent line of the fuel tank, and a third connection () for a vent line leading to a fuel vapor filter. The liquid/vapor separator () according to the invention furthermore comprises at least one valve, which closes at least a service vent path () from the second connection to the fuel vapor filter during refueling of the motor vehicle, wherein the service vent path () is routed as a channel bypassing the droplet collecting space () into the connection cross section () of the housing ().

Liquid/vapor separator

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Bonn, Germany

Dominik Schallmo