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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Emil Szlaga, Connersville, IN (US);
Robert S Harris, Connersville, IN (US);
Robert H Thompson, Connersville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Stant Inc., Connersville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55168 ; 55 88 ; 55387 ; 141286 ; 220 / ; 220 / ; 220 / ;
Abstract
A vapor handling system is provided to control fuel vapor in a vehicle fuel system to prevent the fuel vapor from escaping to the atmosphere during filling of the vehicle fuel tank. An on-board vacuum-actuated system is included for preventing overfilling of the tank by automatically triggering shut-off of fuel flow from a fuel-dispensing nozzle when the fuel tank is full. A control valve system is also included for protecting the canister from exposure to liquid fuel during an overfill condition which may be caused by a malfunction of a fuel-dispensing nozzle.