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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Aed Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/032 (2006.01); B08B 5/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/06 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/0328 (2013.01); B08B 5/00 (2013.01); B08B 9/0325 (2013.01); B67D 7/06 (2013.01); B08B 2209/032 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for capless refueling system of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include cleaning a capless unit of a capless refueling system by generating vacuum in the capless refueling system and delivering compressed air to the capless unit from an electrical booster of an engine. The compressed air may be delivered to the capless unit via a two-way valve configured to control a flow path of the compressed air.