Carbon canister drained vapor diffusing device
US4727955A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M25/0854
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a motor vehicle having in an engine room a carbon canister for adsorbing a vapor from a fuel tank, there is provided a vapor diffusing device which comprises a front side channel member extending in the engine room from a front portion of the vehicle toward a passenger room of the same, a structure incorporated with a part of the channel member to define an enclosed chamber, a first arrangement for fluidly connecting the interior of the enclosed chamber with a purge air opening of the carbon canister, and a second arrangement for defining a vapor diffusing opening through which the interior of the enclosed chamber is exposed to the interior of the engine room.
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