Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Evaporated fuel treatment apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 蒸发燃料处理设备
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Application No.: US13044636Application Date: 2011-03-10
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Publication No.: US08640676B2Publication Date: 2014-02-04
- Inventor: Ayumu Horiba , Masakazu Kitamoto , Junji Saiga , Yoshikazu Kaneyasu
- Applicant: Ayumu Horiba , Masakazu Kitamoto , Junji Saiga , Yoshikazu Kaneyasu
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Carrier Blackman & Associates, P.C.
- Agent Joseph P. Carrier; William D. Blackman
- Priority: JP2010-053962 20100311; JP2010-131734 20100609
- Main IPC: F02M33/02
- IPC: F02M33/02

Abstract:
An evaporated fuel treatment apparatus includes a control valve having a dead zone range in which an evaporated fuel is blocked even if the opening angle is increased from a close position in opening direction and a communicating range in which the evaporated fuel is allowed to flow therethrough when opening angle is increased from the dead zone range. A control unit determines whether the opening angle is switched between the dead zone range and the communicating range. The switching is determined on the basis of a pressure inside the fuel tank detected with a pressure sensor and an air-fuel ratio detected by an air-fuel ratio sensor. A control valve installed in a communication path between a fuel tank and a canister is prevented from being seized.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110220071A1 EVAPORATED FUEL TREATMENT APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2011-09-15
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