Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vapor fuel processing apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 蒸汽燃料处理装置
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Application No.: US13960843Application Date: 2013-08-07
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Publication No.: US09140219B2Publication Date: 2015-09-22
- Inventor: Takashi Senda , Hidetoshi Ooiwa
- Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya
- Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya
- Priority: JP2012-227820 20121015
- Main IPC: F02M25/08
- IPC: F02M25/08 ; B60K15/035

Abstract:
A canister absorbs evaporated fuel produced in a fuel tank and supplies the absorbed evaporated fuel to an engine. A sealing valve is equipped between the fuel tank and the canister. A detection unit detects a state of a lid of the fuel tank. An intention estimation unit estimates existence of a refueling intention according to an activity of a user. A release time period estimation unit estimates a release time period, which is needed to release a pressure in the fuel tank, according to a state of a vehicle. A manipulation control unit opens the sealing valve when the lid is opened. The manipulation control unit opens the sealing valve, even in a case where the lid is closed, on estimation that the refueling intention exists, and on determination that the estimated release time period is greater than a predetermined time period.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140102419A1 VAPOR FUEL PROCESSING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2014-04-17
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