Evaporated fuel leak detection apparatus
US6276344A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M25/0809
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An evaporated fuel leak detection apparatus for an internal combustion engine that has a fuel tank, a canister with an opening to the atmosphere, a charging passage that causes the fuel tank to communicate with the canister, a pressure adjustment valve installed in the charging passage, an internal pressure sensor installed on the upstream side of the pressure adjustment valve to detect the internal pressure of the fuel tank, and a controller that detects leakage in the fuel tank system on the upstream side of the pressure adjustment valve in accordance with the output of the internal pressure sensor. The controller judges that there is no leakage in cases where the internal pressure sensor indicates a negative pressure, and the vehicle is not in a high-load operating state or when variation in atmospheric pressure is less than a predetermined amount.
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