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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Alte Powertrain Technologies, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kurt D. McLain, Clarkston, MI (US);
Jeff DeFrank, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/08 (2006.01); F02M 25/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/0032 (2013.01); F02M 25/0809 (2013.01); F02M 25/0818 (2013.01); F02M 25/0836 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0324 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86083 (2015.04);
Abstract
A portion of a fuel system of a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a brake system. The fuel system includes a fuel tank connected to an engine. The portion of the fuel system includes an evaporative emissions system and an evaporative emissions leak check system selectively fluidly-connected to the evaporative emissions system. The evaporative emissions leak check system includes a vacuum source. The vacuum source includes a vacuum pump connected to a brake boost device that provides power braking to the brake system of the vehicle. A method is also disclosed.