Abstract:
A method may verify that a fuel tank cap is present and properly closed after refueling of a motor vehicle fuel tank. The method may include, in response to a request for refueling: (a1) enabling refueling of the motor vehicle fuel tank by opening a first vent valve connected in series in a vent line, downstream from a first port of a recirculation line coupled to the vent line, so that to vent the motor vehicle fuel tank to the atmosphere through a fuel vapor canister; (b1) disabling refueling of the motor vehicle fuel tank by closing the first vent valve; (c1) monitoring the internal pressure within the motor vehicle fuel tank when the refueling request is finished; and (d1) concluding that the fuel tank cap is deemed present and properly closed when the internal pressure increases and/or remains higher than the atmospheric pressure.
Abstract:
A method tests the state of an internal reinforcement element connecting two opposed walls of a liquid tank including an initial amount of liquid measurable by a level sensor. The method includes: a) determining a first threshold based on the initial amount of liquid and an initial internal pressure of the liquid tank; b) monitoring a level sensor output and a pressure sensor output; c) if the pressure sensor output is above the first threshold, determining a second threshold and a third threshold; d) comparing the level sensor output to the second and third thresholds; e) if the level sensor output is above the second threshold, sending a first predetermined signal indicating that the internal reinforcement element is broken, and/or if the level sensor output is below a third threshold, sending a second predetermined signal indicating that the internal reinforcement element is broken.
Abstract:
A method for controlling a filling operation of a vehicular liquid storage system including a tank equipped with a filler pipe and a shut-off valve, the method including detecting the start of a refilling event; while the shut-off valve is open, observing whether a measured fill level of the tank has reached a predetermined fill level; if the predetermined fill level has been reached, performing the following steps: closing the shut-off valve to induce a shut-off of a filling nozzle; when a first pressure criterion is met, opening the shut-off valve; and when a second pressure criterion is met, closing the shut-off valve. The second pressure criterion includes a decrease of pressure inside the tank below a predetermined pressure level.
Abstract:
A reinforcement for a plastic tank for a motor vehicle may include an attachment apparatus or element for attaching an internal reinforcing element of the tank. The attachment apparatus or element for attaching the internal reinforcing element may include at least a first structure configured to at least partially clamp around a first external part of the internal reinforcing element, and at least a second structure configured to surround at least partially a second external part of the internal reinforcing element. An assembly may be obtained after attaching an internal reinforcing element to such a reinforcement and a tank may include this assembly.
Abstract:
A component for a plastic tank for a motor vehicle, said component being suitable for being inserted into a parison during a manufacture of the plastic tank for the motor vehicle. The component has at least one dimension, in at least one plane perpendicular to a direction of extrusion of the parison, which is substantially equal to or greater than a minimum distance between two opposing points located on a solid inner wall of the parison in said at least one perpendicular plane. The component includes a frame containing a first deflection means including at least one surface suitable for coming into contact with and guiding a travel of the parison when the component is inserted into the parison.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a leak detection system on board of a vehicle comprising a fuel tank (301, 401), a filler pipe (302, 402), a venting line (303, 403) for recirculating fuel vapors from the tank to the filler pipe, said system having a combination pressure and temperature sensor mounted in the vapor dome of the fuel tank, and a pressure sensor located in the recirculation line above the highest possible liquid level that could be present in the recirculation line and to methods to detect said leak.
Abstract:
A mold for manufacturing, by extrusion blow-molding, containing two parts having at least a first section having a first molding surface having a plurality of contact regions configured to simultaneously form, by pressing, regions for fixing at least one internal component to the inside of a parison, and a second section having a second molding surface. The second section of the part of the mold is movable with respect to the at least one first section associated with the part of the mold.
Abstract:
The fuel tank (1) comprises: —a wall (12) defining an internal volume (20) of the tank, and —a temperature sensor (4) located inside the internal volume of the tank and at least partially enveloped with a material (21) having a thermal diffusivity comprised between 2×10−7 and 2×10−5 m2/s at 20° C.
Abstract:
The fuel tank (1) comprises: an electronical board, a first sensor connected to the electronical board, the first sensor being a pressure sensor, a pressure port (7) forming a hole through a wall (12) of the tank, at least one second sensor (4) extending fully inside the tank, and a connector (10) connecting the second sensor to the electronical board through the pressure port, a first part (14) of the connector being connected to the second sensor by at least one first wire (13) and a second part (9) of the connector being connected to the electronical board by at least one second wire (8).
Abstract:
A module (49, 149, 249) for use in a vehicle fuel system, said module comprising a housing (7) having a first port (9), a second port (41) and a passage (57) between the first port and the second port; a closure body (11) that is moveably arranged in said housing; wherein said closure body is configured for closing the passage between the first port and the second port in a first position of the closure body and for allowing access to the passage in a second position of the closure body; and a pump (13) that is integrated in said housing (7), wherein said pump (13) communicates with the first port (9) and is configured for pumping fluid into or out of the first port (9) while the closure body (11) is in the first position, characterized in that the module (49, 149) further comprises a motor (15) and a closure body actuator (67) configured for positioning the closure body (11, 111) in at least the first position and the second position, wherein said closure body actuator is driven by said motor (15), and said motor is configured for driving the pump (13) while the closure body is in the first position.