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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mike Dong, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Niels Christopher Kragh, Commerce Township, MA;
Michael G. Heim, Brownstown, MI (US);
Dhaval P. Vaishnav, Canton, MI (US);
Mohammad Usman, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 33/02 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B01D 53/04 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03006 (2013.01); B01D 53/04 (2013.01); B60K 15/04 (2013.01); F02M 25/0854 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vapor storage device is provided. The vapor storage device includes a diffuser plate positioned on an axis of an inlet port and comprising one or more openings extending through the plate from a leading edge to a trailing edge and a dome coupled to the inlet port of the device and the diffuser plate, where the dome includes side walls spaced away from the diffuser plate.