Evaporated fuel processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019113007-A1
Application number	US-201716089555-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 3, 2017
Priority date	Mar 30, 2016
Publication date	Apr 18, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

An evaporated fuel processing device may include: a canister configured to adsorb fuel evaporated in a fuel tank; a purge passage through which a purge gas sent from the canister to the intake passage passes; a control valve provided on the purge passage and having a variable aperture; and a differential pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure difference between an upstream side and a downstream side of the control valve.

First claim

1 . An evaporated fuel processing device comprising:
a canister configured to adsorb fuel evaporated in a fuel tank; a purge passage that is connected between the canister and an intake passage of an engine, and through which a purge gas sent from the canister to the intake passage passes; a control valve provided on the purge passage, an aperture of the control valve being variable, and the control valve configured to control an introduction amount of the purge gas to the intake passage by changing the aperture; a pump provided on the purge passage between the control valve and the canister, the pump is configured to discharge the purge gas from the canister to the intake passage; and a concentration sensor configured to detect a purge gas concentration of the purge gas passing through the purge passage based on a pressure difference between an upstream side and a downstream side of the control valve.

2 . The evaporated fuel processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a solenoid valve provided on the purge passage on an intake passage side relative to the control valve, and configured to switch between a communication state and a cutoff state, the communication state being a state in which the canister and the intake passage communicate with each other via the purge passage, and the cutoff state being a state in which communication between the canister and the intake passage is cut off on the purge passage; and a branch passage including one end connected to the purge passage between the control valve and the solenoid valve, and another end connected to the purge passage on a canister side relative to the pump, wherein the evaporated fuel processing device is configured to circulate the purge gas through the control valve in a case where the pump is driven with the solenoid valve being in the cutoff state.

3 . The evaporated fuel processing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a controller configured to control an operation of the solenoid valve; wherein the controller is configured to switch the solenoid valve to the cutoff state in a case where a change in a concentration of the purge gas exceeds a predetermined value when the purge gas is introduced to the intake passage.

4 . The evaporated fuel processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller is configured to switch the solenoid valve to the cutoff state and adjust the aperture of the control valve according to the concentration of the purge gas after the change, and thereafter switch the solenoid valve to the communication state.

5 . The evaporated fuel processing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a controller configured to control an operation of the solenoid valve; wherein the controller is configured to switch the solenoid valve to the cutoff state in a case where a change in an output of the pump exceeds a predetermined value when the purge gas is introduced to the intake passage.

6 . The evaporated fuel processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to perform control to detect the concentration of the purge gas again after having switched the solenoid valve to the cutoff state.

7 . The evaporated fuel processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to perform control to detect the concentration of the purge gas again after having switched the solenoid valve to the cutoff state.

8 . The evaporated fuel processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to perform control to detect the concentration of the purge gas again after having switched the solenoid valve to the cutoff state.

Assignees

• Aisan Ind

Inventors

• Kato Nobuhiro
• Asanuma Daisaku

Classifications

• F02M25/08

  adding fuel vapours drawn from engine fuel reservoir {(electrical control of purge system F02D41/003)} · CPC title

• F02M25/0809

  Judging failure of purge control system · CPC title

• F02M25/0836 Primary

  Arrangement of valves controlling the admission of fuel vapour to an engine, e.g. valve being disposed between fuel tank or absorption canister and intake manifold · CPC title

• F02D41/0045

  Estimating, calculating or determining the purging rate, amount, flow or concentration · CPC title