Fuel vapor canister

Patent · Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5280860

Moskaitis, R J; Ciuffetelli, L A

This paper discusses an improved fuel vapor storage canister for use in a vehicle emission system of the type utilizing an enclosure with an interior communicated with a source of fuel vapor. The improved canister comprises: the enclosure having a mixture including particles of activated charcoal and many pieces of foam rubber, the pieces of foam rubber in the mixture being randomly and substantially evenly dispersed whereby substantially all the charcoal particles are spaced relatively closely to at least one foam rubber piece; the mixture being packed into the enclosure under pressure so that the pieces of foam rubber are compressed enough to tightly secure the charcoal particles one against another to prevent a griding action therebetween.

• Assignee: Chrysler Corp., Highland Park, MI (USA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5002596; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-525802
• OSTI ID: 5280860
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 21 May 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
CONTAINERS
FUEL SYSTEMS
CHARCOAL
EMISSION
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
RUBBERS
VAPORS
VEHICLES
ADSORBENTS
ELASTOMERS
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
POLYMERS
330100* - Internal Combustion Engines