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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1990
Jeffrey H Granville, Modesto, CA (US);
John Church, Modesto, CA (US);
David H Hodgkins, Modesto, CA (US);
Parker Hannifin Corp., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A vent line separator (30) having a housing (34) defining an interior chamber (44) having a flow diverter (132) positioned therein that separates liquid and gas and a by-pass valve assembly (106) that permits gas to be vented to the atmosphere under a predetermined minimum pressure, that prevents gas and liquid from being vented to the atmosphere when the liquid pressure in the interior chamber (44) is above a predetermined minimum pressure and below a predetermined maximum pressure, and allows venting of liquid fuel and gas to the atmosphere when liquid pressure in the interior chamber (44) is above a predetermined maximum pressure.