Delphi Technologies, Inc.

Luis A Flores-Mena

Yingjie Lin

Lorenzo Guadalupe Rodriguez

Alberto Alcantara

The Solenoid Valve For A Vehicle Carbon Canister includes a housing with an outlet end and a inlet end. A portion of the inlet end of the housing extends around an inlet port formed in the inlet end to create an air inlet tube. Inserted in the outlet end of the housing is an end cap formed with an outlet port. The end cap extends around the outlet port to form an air outlet nipple having an internal portion and an external portion. Formed around the internal portion of the air outlet nipple is an annular cavity. Disposed within the housing is a solenoid mechanism slightly smaller than the housing to form an annular air passage having sufficient area to provide the proper air flow, but also having a thickness small enough to prevent carbon particles from passing through the annular air passage. A continuous air passage is formed by the air inlet tube, the annular air passage, and the air outlet nipple. A plunger is included to block the flow of air through the air outlet nipple. When the plunger is in the open position, the internal geometry of the present invention, such as the thickness of the annular air passage and the drastic increase in volume between the annular air passage and the annular cavity, minimizes contamination by carbon particles.

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