Activated charcoal canister
US5914457A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2259/4566
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An antidiffusion layer is provided between a first fuel adsorption layer communicated with a fuel tank and a second fuel adsorption layer communicated with air. Since adsorbing ability of the antidiffusion layer is lower than that of the first and second fuel adsorption layers, pore diffusion of the fuel vapor from the first fuel adsorption layer to the second fuel adsorption layer is reduced. Since the antidiffusion layer forms a plurality of nonlinear passages, air diffusion of the fuel vapor is reduced. Therefore, the diffusion of the fuel vapor is suppressed with a thin, small and simple antidiffusion layer, and the canister can be simplified and the reduction of the number of parts and the cost thereof can be realized.
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