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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
David Simpson, Ajax, CA;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2066 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1406 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1433 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1466 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1486 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) pressure relief for a vehicle that includes a DEF pump assembly in an interior of a DEF storage tank is described. The system includes a DEF shear structure fixed to a top interior portion of the DEF storage tank. The DEF shear structure includes a plurality of expansion channels extending from the top interior portion of the DEF storage tank into stored DEF in the storage tank. When the DEF storage tank experiences a freeze event the plurality of expansion channels have smooth walls configured to guide a frozen DEF away from the DEF pump assembly.