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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
May. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Canton, MI (US);
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Rob Ognjanovski, Jr., West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/02 (2006.01); G01M 3/32 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/025 (2013.01); F02M 25/0809 (2013.01); G01M 3/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for a vehicle, comprising: following a refueling event, venting a capless refueling assembly to a fuel tank; and then executing an evaporative emissions leak test. In this way, residual fuel trapped in the capless refueling assembly may be removed. This, in turn will prevent a pressure build-up in the capless refueling assembly which could lead to the downstream door opening during a leak test, thereby confounding results.