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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2019
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Johannes Koch, Braunschweig, DE;
Torsten Baranski, Braunschweig, DE;
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine with a fuel tank, a fluid-carrying component and a tank ventilation line, which fluidically connects the fuel tank and the fluid-carrying component, wherein a valve is disposed in the tank ventilation line, wherein a detection subarea of the valve is surrounded by the fluid-carrying component in such a manner that a detection space is formed around the detection subarea, wherein the detection space has at least one inlet opening via which the detection space can be pressurized and wherein at least one pressure sensor for monitoring the pressure in the detection space is provided. A method for monitoring a connection between a valve in a tank ventilation line and a fluid-carrying component is also provided.