A method for checking the tightness of a fuel supply system of a motor vehicle is provided. The fuel supply system includes a volume-changing element, which is provided in the fuel tank and the volume of which is connected to the environment. The fuel tank is typically closed off from the environment by way of a valve unit. For tightness testing, a differential pressure with respect to the environment is produced in the tank interior by way of a gas-conveying device while the volume change element is connected to the environment. The differential pressure is held by switching a suitable shut-off valve and is monitored over a certain time span or checked after a certain time span. Sufficient tightness of the fuel supply system is inferred if the differential pressure still exceeds a certain threshold value after the time span.
Method for checking the tightness of a fuel supply system
21.04.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | F02M Zuführen von Brennstoff-Luft-Gemischen oder deren Bestandteilen bei Brennkraftmaschinen allgemein , SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / G01M TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES , Prüfen der statischen oder dynamischen Massenverteilung rotierender Teile von Maschinen oder Konstruktionen |
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