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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Stefan Walter, Stutensee, DE;
Inventor:
Stefan Walter, Stutensee, DE;
Assignee:
EATON CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 33/02 (2006.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03504 (2013.01); F02M 25/0872 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03514 (2013.01); F02M 2025/0863 (2013.01); Y10T 137/86324 (2015.04);
Abstract
A liquid fuel trap device for a vehicle fuel system includes a housing forming a confined space and including an outlet port connectable to a fuel vapor recovery system via a fuel vapor passage; and a valve capable of discharging liquid fuel from the confined space into a fuel tank. The housing includes at least two retention devices adapted to impede fuel in the housing from reaching the outlet port in angled positions of the housing.