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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
May. 02, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth W Turner, Webster, NY (US);
Patti S Du Bois, Hamlin, NY (US);
Brian J Dunham, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55387 ; 55507 ; 55509 ; 220 93 ; 123519 ;
Abstract
A bed of activated carbon granules is maintained tightly packed within a fuel vapor storage canister housing by a specially designed compensator. A pair of spring loaded, nested trays move axially relative to one another and push continually into the lower face of the carbon bed to keep it packed. The trays also define a continuous, self maintaining gap that is smaller than the expected carbon granule size, preventing them from falling out in spite of the swelling of the canister housing.