Patent ID: 8881710

Claim:
An evaporative emissions unit for a vehicle to capture fuel vapors from a fuel tank vented to external atmosphere, comprising: a canister body having a first port for coupling to a fuel tank and a second port for coupling to external atmosphere; an elongated carbon element for adsorbing fuel vapors from a gaseous flow from a first longitudinal end of the carbon element to a second longitudinal end; and a deflector for mounting the carbon element within the canister body in communication with the second port, wherein the deflector comprises: a substantially cylindrical shell having an open end and a closed end; a spacer plate extending outwardly from the shell; an elastomeric ring overmolded by an interior surface of the shell at a longitudinal position intermediate of the open end and the closed end, wherein the elastomeric ring sealingly receives the carbon element continuously around a circumference proximate to the first longitudinal end of the carbon element; a plurality of vapor apertures formed in the shell located longitudinally between the spacer plate and the elastomeric ring; and a plurality of elastomeric ribs overmolded by the interior surface of the shell and located longitudinally between the vapor apertures and the closed end, wherein the elastomeric ribs are spaced around the carbon element to suspend the carbon element spaced away from the shell without blocking a gaseous flow from the vapor vents to the second longitudinal end of the carbon element; wherein the open end of the shell sealingly connects with the second port.