Purge system for fuel evaporation gas of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11022076-B2
Application number	US-201916563482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2019
Priority date	Mar 11, 2019
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

A purge system for fuel evaporation gas may include an ejector, having a nozzle configured to allow driving fluid to pass therethrough, a driving inlet through which the driving fluid is supplied into the ejector, a suction inlet through which purge gas including a fuel component is drawn as suction fluid from a canister into the ejector, a diffuser outlet through which a mixture of the driving fluid that has passed through the nozzle and the drawn purge gas is discharged out of the ejector, and a suction passage extending from the suction inlet toward a downstream side of the nozzle based on a flow direction of the driving fluid, and a bypass passage coupled from the suction inlet to the driving inlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A purge system for fuel evaporation gas of a vehicle, the purge system comprising:
an ejector apparatus including:
a nozzle configured to allow driving fluid to pass therethrough;
a driving inlet fluidically-connected to the nozzle and through which the driving fluid is supplied into the nozzle of the ejector apparatus;
a suction passage and a suction inlet fluidically-connected to the nozzle through the suction passage, wherein purge gas including a fuel component is drawn through the suction inlet as suction fluid from a canister into the ejector apparatus;
a diffuser outlet fluidically-connected to the nozzle and through which a mixture of the driving fluid that has passed through the nozzle and the drawn purge gas is discharged out of the ejector apparatus; and
a bypass passage fluidically-connecting unidirectionally from the suction inlet to the driving inlet, by bypassing the suction passage,

wherein the suction passage is formed to extend from the suction inlet toward a downstream side of the nozzle based on a flow direction of the driving fluid,
wherein a recirculation fluid line is coupled to the driving inlet of the ejector apparatus from an engine intake system at a rear end portion of a compressor of a turbocharger, and
wherein air compressed by the compressor of the turbocharger is supplied as the driving fluid from the engine intake system to the driving inlet of the ejector apparatus, or the purge gas, which is the suction fluid, is drawn from the driving inlet into the engine intake system.

2. The purge system of claim 1 ,
wherein the nozzle is positioned at a mixing portion where ends of the driving inlet, the suction passage and the diffuser outlet are joined.

3. The purge system of claim 1 ,
wherein a purge line is coupled to the suction inlet of the ejector apparatus so that the purge gas is drawn from the canister into the ejector apparatus, and
wherein the diffuser outlet of the ejector apparatus is coupled to an intake pipe at a front end portion of the compressor of the turbocharger.

4. The purge system of claim 1 ,
wherein the ejector apparatus further includes a first check valve disposed on the suction passage and configured to allow the suction fluid to flow from the suction inlet to the downstream side of the nozzle and block a reverse flow of the suction fluid.

5. The purge system of claim 1 ,
wherein the ejector apparatus further includes a second check valve mounted on the bypass passage and configured to allow the suction fluid to flow from the suction inlet to the driving inlet and block a reverse flow of the suction fluid.

6. The purge system of claim 1 ,
wherein the diffuser outlet of the ejector apparatus is directly coupled to an intake pipe at a front end portion of the compressor of the turbocharger.

7. The purge system of claim 1 ,
wherein the recirculation fluid line is coupled from an intake pipe at a rear end portion of a throttle valve to the driving inlet of the ejector apparatus.

8. An ejector comprising:
a nozzle configured to allow driving fluid supplied out of an engine to pass therethrough;
a driving inlet fluidically-connected to the nozzle and through which the driving fluid is supplied into the nozzle of the ejector;
a suction passage and a suction inlet fluidically-connected to the nozzle through the suction passage, wherein purge gas of a canister and including a fuel component is drawn through the suction inlet as suction fluid;
a diffuser outlet fluidically-connected to the nozzle and through which a mixture of the driving fluid that has passed through the nozzle and the drawn purge gas is discharged out of the ejector; and
a bypass passage fluidically-connecting unidirectionally from the suction inlet to the driving inlet, by bypassing the suction passage.

9. The ejector of claim 8 ,
wherein the nozzle is positioned at a mixing portion where ends of the driving inlet, the suction passage, and the diffuser outlet are joined.

10. The ejector of claim 8 ,
wherein the ejector further includes a first check valve disposed on the suction passage and configured to allow the suction fluid to flow from the suction inlet to a downstream side of the nozzle and block a reverse flow of the suction fluid.

11. The ejector of claim 8 , further including a second check valve mounted on the bypass passage and configured to allow the suction fluid to flow from the suction inlet to the driving inlet and block a reverse flow of the suction fluid.

12. A purge system for fuel evaporation gas of a vehicle, the purge system comprising:
an ejector, a canister, a compressor of a turbocharger, an engine intake system, and a recirculation fluid line,
wherein the ejector is provided therein with:
a nozzle configured to allow driving fluid to pass therethrough;
a driving inlet fluidically-connected to the nozzle and through which the driving fluid is supplied into the nozzle of the ejector;
a suction passage and a suction inlet fluidically-connected to the nozzle through the suction passage, wherein purge gas including a fuel component is drawn through the suction inlet as suction fluid from the canister into the ejector;
a diffuser outlet fluidically-connected to the nozzle and through which a mixture of the driving fluid that has passed through the nozzle and the drawn purge gas is discharged out of the ejector; and
a bypass passage fluidically-connecting unidirectionally from the suction inlet to the driving inlet, by bypassing the suction passage,

wherein the suction passage is formed to extend from the suction inlet toward a downstream side of the nozzle based on a flow direction of the driving fluid,
wherein the recirculation fluid line is coupled to the driving inlet of the ejector from an engine intake system at a rear end portion of a compressor of a turbocharger, and
wherein air compressed by the compressor of the turbocharger is supplied as the driving fluid from the engine intake system to the driving inlet of the ejector, or the purge gas, which is the suction fluid, is drawn from the driving inlet into the engine intake system.

13. The purge system of claim 8 , wherein an internal passage of the suction inlet of the ejector is diverged into the suction passage and the bypass passage and each of the suction passage and the bypass passage is used as a purge path.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Jong Hwan
• Song Ju Tae

Classifications

• F02M25/089

  Layout of the fuel vapour installation · CPC title

• F02M25/0872 Primary

  Details of the fuel vapour pipes or conduits · CPC title

• F02D41/004

  Control of the valve or purge actuator, e.g. duty cycle, closed loop control of position · CPC title

• F02B37/16

  by bypassing charging air · CPC title

• F02B37/164

  the bypassed air being used in an auxiliary apparatus, e.g. in an air turbine · CPC title