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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Raymond Bruce McLauchlan, Mcomb Township, MI (US);
Brian J. O'Neil, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Kandice M. Kawala, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Robert J. Boychuk, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 24/04 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); F16K 31/06 (2006.01); F16K 31/524 (2006.01); F16K 31/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/52408 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); F16K 24/04 (2013.01); F16K 31/0655 (2013.01); F16K 31/56 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve assembly for a fuel tank includes a cage having a seat that defines an aperture and a spring latch that holds a poppet in an intermediate-open position, which spaces the poppet from a seat to allow fluid communication through an aperture. A method of operating a valve assembly due to a first-time fueling event is disclosed.