[특허]Valve assembly and refueling sensor

TI Group Automotive Systems, L.L.C.

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Valve assembly and refueling sensor

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B65B-001/30
미국특허분류(USC)	141/094; 141/046; 141/059; 141/083; 141/302
출원번호	US-0955298 (2004-09-30)
등록번호	US-7296600 (2007-11-20)
발명자 / 주소	Ferreria,David M. Forgue,John R. Johansen,Mark R.
출원인 / 주소	TI Group Automotive Systems, L.L.C.
대리인 / 주소	Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 9 인용 특허 : 6

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A valve assembly includes a housing having a valve seat defining at least part of a vent passage, a pressure responsive member carried by the housing and defining at least part of a pressure chamber, and a valve carried by the housing and having a closure movable relative to the valve seat between an open position permitting fluid flow through the vent passage and a closed position at least substantially restricting fluid flow through the vent passage. The closure is moved by the pressure responsive member in response to changes in pressure in the pressure chamber. A control passage communicates at one end with a pressure source and at its other end with the pressure chamber and an electrically operated valve is movable from a first position permitting a pressure signal to develop within the pressure chamber and a second position permitting pressure within the pressure chamber to vent.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A vent valve for a fuel tank of a vehicle, comprising: a housing having a valve seat defining at least part of a vent passage; a pressure responsive member carried by the housing and defining at least part of a pressure chamber; a valve carried by the housing and having a closure movable relative to the valve seat between an open position permitting fluid flow through the vent passage and a closed position at least substantially restricting fluid flow through the vent passage, the closure being moved by the pressure responsive member in response to changes in pressure in the pressure chamber; a control passage communicating the pressure chamber with the interior of the fuel tank; and a sensor associated with at least one of the pressure responsive member and the valve, the sensor being responsive to a change in position of at least one of the pressure responsive member and the valve and operable to send an electric signal in response to said change in position. 2. The valve of claim 1 which also comprises an electrically operated valve movable from a first position permitting a pressure signal to develop within the pressure chamber and a second position permitting pressure within the pressure chamber to vent. 3. The valve of claim 1 wherein the pressure responsive member is a diaphragm that moves the valve in response to a change in pressure in the pressure chamber. 4. The valve of claim 3 wherein the diaphragm moves the closure to its open position in response to a pressure in the pressure chamber above a threshold value. 5. The valve of claim 4 wherein the valve is yieldably biased to position the closure in its closed position when the biasing force is greater than the force on the valve from the diaphragm. 6. The valve of claim 1 wherein the electrically operated valve moves the closure to its closed position when the electrically operated valve moves to its second position. 7. The valve of claim 6 wherein the electrically operated valve includes a solenoid and a plunger movable between first and second positions by the solenoid and operably associated with the valve to move the valve as the plunger is moved to its second position. 8. The valve of claim 1 which also comprises a valve seat defining at least part of said control passage and wherein said electrically operated valve selectively closes the valve seat to prevent fluid flow through the valve seat. 9. The valve of claim 8 wherein said electrically operated valve closes the valve seat to permit an increased pressure to develop in the pressure chamber and opens the valve seat to dissipate pressure from the pressure chamber. 10. The valve of claim 9 wherein the valve seat is disposed between the pressure chamber and a vent and when the valve seat is open it communicates the pressure chamber with the vent. 11. The valve of claim 10 wherein the vent includes a fuel vapor canister. 12. The valve of claim 8 wherein said electrically operated valve permits fluid flow into the pressure chamber to permit an increased pressure to develop in the pressure chamber, and closes the valve seat to dissipate pressure from the pressure chamber. 13. The valve of claim 12 wherein the valve seat is disposed between the pressure source and pressure chamber. 14. The valve of claim 13 which also includes a vent communicating with the pressure chamber downstream of the valve seat. 15. The valve of claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a switch having first and second states and being switched between these states by movement of at least one of the pressure responsive member and the valve. 16. The valve of claim 15 wherein the switch includes a magnet and a base and the proximity of the magnet to the base determines the state of the switch. 17. The valve of claim 15 wherein the switch includes a pair of electrical contacts with at least one of the electrical contacts being movable relative to the other to selectively engage the contacts in response to movement of at least one of the pressure responsive member and the valve. 18. The valve of claim 7 which also comprises a sensor responsive to movement of the plunger. 19. A method of sensing a refueling event in a fuel tank, comprising the steps of: disposing a pressure responsive member in communication with the interior of a fuel tank so that the pressure responsive member is exposed to fuel vapor in the fuel tank and is movable in response to a pressure in the fuel tank above a threshold pressure; providing a vent valve communicating with the fuel tank and movable to open and closed states, the vent valve being normally closed and moved to its open state by the pressure responsive member when the pressure in the fuel tank is above the threshold pressure; sensing movement of the pressure responsive member; providing an electric signal in response to movement of the pressure responsive member to open the vent valve; and receiving said electric signal to indicate the occurrence of a refueling event as a function of increased pressure in the fuel tank such as occurs due to the displacement of fuel vapor in the tank by liquid fuel being added to the fuel tank. 20. The method of claim 19 which also comprises the step of relieving the pressure signal acting on the pressure responsive member to permit the pressure responsive member to return to its closed position. 21. A method of sensing a refueling event in a fuel tank for a vehicle, comprising the steps of: providing a vent valve in fluid communication with the interior of a fuel tank and movable to open and closed states; providing a pressure responsive member in fluid communication with the interior of the fuel tank and movable to change the state of the vent valve in response to a pressure of fuel vapor in the fuel tank above a threshold pressure; providing an electric sensor producing an electric signal in response to movement of at least one of the vent valve and the pressure responsive member to change the state of the vent valve; and receiving the electric signal to indicate the occurrence of a refueling event as a function of an increase in pressure of fuel vapor in the fuel tank to above the threshold pressure such as occurs in the fuel tank by liquid fuel being added to the fuel tank. 22. The method of claim 21 which also comprises when the pressure in the fuel tank is above the threshold pressure, relieving the pressure acting on the pressure responsive member to below the threshold pressure to change the state of the vent valve. 23. The method of claim 21 wherein the vent valve is normally in its closed state and is moved by the pressure responsive member to its open state when the pressure in the fuel tank rises above the threshold pressure due to liquid fuel being added to the fuel tank.

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