Patent ID: 9429094
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: F02D,F02M,F16L,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A multifunctional module for managing mass flow and dampening pressure pulsations in a gaseous fuel supply line of an internal combustion engine, said module comprising: (a) a hollow body having an inlet and an outlet, said hollow body defining an expanded volume through which fuel flows between said inlet and said outlet, (b) a pressure sensor mounted on said body, said pressure sensor measuring the pressure within said expanded volume, and (c) a temperature sensor mounted on said body, said temperature sensor measuring the temperature from within said expanded volume, wherein said module is located along said gaseous fuel supply line between a pressure increasing device and a fuel rail of said engine such that a gaseous fuel supplied from said pressure increasing device flows through said module before it is supplied to said fuel rail and wherein respective pressure and temperature measurements taken by said pressure and temperature sensors are communicated to a controller which stops or activates said pressure increasing device to maintain a pressure within said module within a predetermined pressure range.