Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vaporized fuel processing apparatus
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Application No.: US15704410Application Date: 2017-09-14
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Publication No.: US10221811B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Ryoyu Kishi , Tomohiro Itoh
- Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya
- Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye PC
- Priority: JP2016-181462 20160916
- Main IPC: F02M25/08
- IPC: F02M25/08 ; G01M3/28

Abstract:
A pressure sensor is provided in a purge pipe connecting a fuel tank to a canister, so that the pressure sensor outputs an electrical signal of a first sensor value depending on an inside pressure of the canister. A control unit calculates an estimated sealed pressure, which corresponds to the inside pressure of the canister in a condition that the canister and the fuel tank are in a sealed condition. The control unit determines that there is no leakage of fuel vapor, when the first sensor value is out of a first pressure range. The control unit determines that there is a small leakage of the fuel vapor, when the first sensor value is within the first pressure range but out of a second pressure range, wherein the second pressure range is smaller than the first pressure range. The control unit determines that there is a large leakage or a blocked-up condition in the purge pipe when the first sensor value is within the second pressure range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180080415A1 VAPORIZED FUEL PROCESSING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-03-22
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