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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Stefan Walter, Stutensee, DE;
Jeffrey Smith, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Steven Ambrose, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mustafa Huseyin, Karlsruhe, DE;
Raymond Bruce McLauchlan, Macomb, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A valve configured for use with a fuel tank can have a floating main valve housed within a valve body. The valve body can define a first port fluidly connected to the fuel tank, a second port fluidly connected to a tank venting system of the fuel tank and a third port fluidly connected to the filler neck. The solenoid can be configured on the check valve. The solenoid can have a pin configured to extend into the valve body and engage the floating main valve in a locked position.