Patent ID: 7056474
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hydrocarbon sensor for detecting hydrocarbons and a collector for collecting hydrocarbons in an air intake system of an engine, said sensor and collector comprising: a purgeable hydrocarbon collecting element positioned in the air intake system upstream from said engine; said purgeable hydrocarbon collecting element having a plurality of chambers defined therein, said chambers arranged so as to allow air to pass through said purgeable hydrocarbon collecting element; and a detecting means for detecting the level of hydrocarbons engaged with said purgeable hydrocarbon collecting element, the detecting means having a first portion connected to the purgeable hydrocarbon collecting element and a second portion connected to the purgeable hydrocarbon collecting element such that an electrical connection between the first portion and the second portion is completed by the purgeable hydrocarbon collecting element.