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Method and device for detecting the pinching of a coupling hose between a tank and a gasoline vapor filter
US8966964B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8966964-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113636894-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A method for detecting pinching of a coupling hose between a tank and a gasoline vapor filter for a vehicle internal combustion engine, with the vapor filter being connected to the engine via a duct including a controllable bleed valve, includes at least one sequence of a step consisting in opening a bleed valve; a step consisting in acquiring a series of measurements of richness of a mixture entering the internal combustion engine over a period greater than a predetermined value, representative of a bleed period of the gasoline vapor filter; and a step consisting in comparing successive measured values and determining if a variation in richness from one measurement to the next remains below a pre-determined threshold for a group of measurements spread over a period greater than a pre-determined value.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for detecting pinching of a coupling hose between a tank ( 2 ) and a gasoline vapor filter ( 3 ) for a vehicle internal combustion engine ( 1 ), said vapor filter ( 3 ) being connected to the engine via a duct comprising a controllable bleed valve ( 4 ), comprising at least one sequence of the following steps: a step consisting in opening the bleed valve ( 4 ), a step consisting in acquiring a series of measurements representative of a richn…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8966964B2 cover?
- A method for detecting pinching of a coupling hose between a tank and a gasoline vapor filter for a vehicle internal combustion engine, with the vapor filter being connected to the engine via a duct including a controllable bleed valve, includes at least one sequence of a step consisting in opening a bleed valve; a step consisting in acquiring a series of measurements of richness of a mixture e…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Collet Thierry, Continental Automotive France, Continental Automotive Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60K15/03504. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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