IP Library Granted Patent US 12692830
Granted Patent B2
US 12692830 · App. 18/952,491 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Fuel vapor processing device and component unit

Inventors: Shinichi Yamada (Hamamatsu, JP); Akihito Fukui (Hamamatsu, JP)
Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
F02M25/0836F02M25/0854F02M25/089
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12692830
App. No.
18/952,491
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fuel vapor processing device for a straddle-type vehicle equipped with an engine and a fuel tank. The fuel vapor processing device includes: a canister configured to adsorb fuel vapor generated in the fuel tank; an intake system component configured to form a part of an intake passage of the engine; a purge valve configured to release the fuel vapor toward the intake passage; a first hose configured to connect the canister and the purge valve; and a second hose configured to connect the purge valve and the intake system component. The purge valve is attached to the intake system component.

Claims (32)

1 . A fuel vapor processing device for a straddle-type vehicle equipped with an engine and a fuel tank, the fuel vapor processing device comprising:

a canister configured to adsorb fuel vapor generated in the fuel tank;

an intake system component configured to form a part of an intake passage of the engine;

a purge valve configured to release the fuel vapor toward the intake passage;

a first hose configured to connect the canister and the purge valve; and

a second hose configured to connect the purge valve and the intake system component, wherein

the purge valve is attached to the intake system component,

the intake system component is an electronically controlled throttle,

the electronically controlled throttle includes a throttle body in which the intake passage is formed and a drive motor connected below the throttle body, and

the purge valve overlaps the drive motor in a rear view.

2 . The fuel vapor processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the purge valve is attached to the electronically controlled throttle via a bracket,

the electronically controlled throttle includes a gear case connected to one lateral side of the throttle body and an injector provided on an upper portion of the throttle body, and

the bracket is attached to a lower surface of the drive motor.

3 . The fuel vapor processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the purge valve is positioned directly below the throttle body.

4 . The fuel vapor processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

an upstream end of the second hose is connected from below to the purge valve behind the drive motor, and a downstream end of the second hose is connected from below to the throttle body in front of the drive motor, and

the second hose is arranged in a U-shape to avoid the drive motor.

5 . A fuel vapor processing device for a straddle-type vehicle equipped with an engine and a fuel tank, the fuel vapor processing device comprising:

a canister configured to adsorb fuel vapor generated in the fuel tank;

an intake system component configured to form a part of an intake passage of the engine;

a purge valve configured to release the fuel vapor toward the intake passage;

a first hose configured to connect the canister and the purge valve; and

a second hose configured to connect the purge valve and the intake system component, wherein

the purge valve is attached to the intake system component,

a downstream end of the first hose is connected to the purge valve from below, and the upstream end of the second hose is connected to the purge valve from below,

the downstream end of the first hose and the upstream end of the second hose are arranged side by side, and

the downstream end of the first hose is positioned outside the upstream end of the second hose in a vehicle width direction.

6 . The fuel vapor processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the engine is disposed inside a vehicle frame, and the vehicle frame behind the engine is a body frame, and

in a side view, a space in front of the body frame for disposing the purge valve is ensured.