# US 10,309,326 B2 · Evaporated fuel processing apparatus for internal combustion engine

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- Number: US 10,309,326 B2
- Document ID: US10309326B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/825,468
- Filed: 2017-11-29
- Published: 2018-06-21
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2016-12-15
- Assignees: Mahle Filter Systems Japan Corporation
- Applicants: Mahle Filter Systems Japan Corporation
- Inventors: Junpei Omichi; Yuya Yamashita
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309326B2

## CPC

- F02D 41/0032: {Controlling the purging of the canister as a function of the engine operating conditions}
- F02M 25/0818: {having means for pressurising the evaporative emission space}
- F02M 25/0836: {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}
- F02M 25/0872: {Details of the fuel vapour pipes or conduits}
- F02M 25/089: {Layout of the fuel vapour installation}
- F02D: CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES (vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed B60K31/00; conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function, road vehicle drive control systems for purposes other than the control of a single sub-unit B60W)
- F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF

## Abstract

Disclosed is an evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an internal combustion engine including: a canister; and a purge passage supplying purge gas including evaporated fuel separated from the canister to an intake system therethrough; characterized in that the evaporated fuel processing apparatus further comprises a pulsation pump supplying the purge gas to the intake system by using a pumping action responding to intake pulsation generated in an intake passage of the internal combustion engine. The pulsation pump includes: a first chamber; a communication passage communicating with the first chamber and the intake passage; an elastic body being deformed depending on pressure fluctuation of the first chamber; a second chamber formed so as to surround the elastic body; a suction port provided with a check valve allowing inflow of gas into the second chamber, and a discharge port provided with a check valve allowing outflow of gas from the second chamber.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising:
a canister configured to receive evaporated fuel from a fuel tank to be adsorbed temporarily in the canister, and
a purge passage that supplies a purge gas including the evaporated fuel separated from the canister to an intake system of the internal combustion engine therethrough, and
a pulsation pump that supplies the purge gas to the intake system by a pumping action responsive to intake pulsation generated in an intake passage of the internal combustion engine,
the pulsation pump comprising:
a first chamber,
a communication passage directly communicating with the first chamber and the intake passage,
an elastic body forming at least a part of a wall part sealing the first chamber and being deformed depending on pressure fluctuation of the first chamber,
a second chamber formed so as to surround the elastic body,
a suction port provided with a suction valve allowing inflow of gas into the second chamber, and
a discharge port provided with a discharge valve allowing outflow of gas from the second chamber.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the purge passage is provided with an ejector to carry the purge gas, such that air sucked from the suction port is supplied to the ejector from the discharge port as operation gas.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the suction port is connected to the purge passage, such that the purge gas discharged from the discharge port is supplied to the intake system.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a compressor of a supercharger to pressurize an intake air supplied to the internal combustion engine.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the purge passage includes a main purge line and a pulsation purge line, each of which is connected to the intake passage.