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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme), Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
David Hill, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Joseph Douglas Chiasson, US-Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Société Anonyme), Brussels, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/035 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03519 (2013.01); B01D 19/0031 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03276 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve apparatus for use in an interior of a fuel tank, a fuel tank including the valve apparatus, and a motor vehicle including the fuel tank. The valve apparatus includes a substantially flat housing defining a channel between an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice, and a membrane arranged to seal the channel. The membrane is configured to be impermeable to liquid fuel and permeable to fuel vapor.