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Patent No.:

US 11493000 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2021

System and method for controlling flow in a fuel recirculation line

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Aed Dudar, Canton, MI (US);

Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Canton, MI (US);

Jeevagan Natarajan, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Vincent Mastrogiacomo

Primary Examiner:

Mahmoud Gimie

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/0836 (2013.01); F02D 19/0681 (2013.01); F02D 41/003 (2013.01); F02M 25/089 (2013.01); F02M 25/0854 (2013.01); F02M 25/0872 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0602 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle and a fuel system for a vehicle are provided. The fuel system has a fuel tank, a fuel fill inlet fluidly connected to the fuel tank to receive fuel dispensed from an external fuel supply device, and a recirculation line with a first end fluidly connected to the fuel fill inlet and a second end fluidly connected to the fuel tank. An ejector is positioned within the recirculation line. A valve fluidly connects the ejector to the fuel tank via a drain line. A method of fueling a vehicle is also provided.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Dudar, Aed. (2022). System and method for controlling flow in a fuel recirculation line (U.S. Patent No. 11493000). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11493000

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