IP Library Granted Patent US 10,369,881
Granted Patent B2
US 10,369,881 · App. 15/336,371 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Evaporative fuel treatment apparatus

Inventors: Kenichi Kunii (Tokyo, JP); Takayuki Sano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENGINEERING KABUSHIKI KAISHA; MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K15/03504B60K6/40B60K15/03519F02M25/089F02M25/0836B60K2015/03302B60K2015/03514Y10S903/951
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Patent No.
US 10,369,881
App. No.
15/336,371
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus, which is loaded on a hybrid vehicle equipped with a fuel tank and a battery mounted forward of the fuel tank, has a sealing valve for sealing evaporative fuel in the fuel tank. The sealing valve is disposed between the battery and the fuel tank and is arranged above the battery. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus can prevent fuel leakage from the sealing valve more reliably.

Claims (31)

1. An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus which is loaded on a hybrid vehicle equipped with a fuel tank and a secondary battery mounted forward of the fuel tank, and a floor panel, the apparatus comprising:

a sealing valve for sealing evaporative fuel in the fuel tank,

wherein the sealing valve is disposed between the secondary battery and the fuel tank and is arranged above the secondary battery, and

wherein the sealing valve is disposed at a position higher than the secondary battery, and

wherein the sealing valve is attached to the floor panel.

2. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hybrid vehicle includes a pair of side members extending in a longitudinal direction, and the sealing valve is disposed between the side members.

3. An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus which is loaded on a hybrid vehicle equipped with a fuel tank and a secondary battery mounted forward of the fuel tank, and a floor panel, the apparatus comprising:

a sealing valve for sealing evaporative fuel in the fuel tank,

wherein the sealing valve is disposed between the secondary battery and the fuel tank and is arranged above the secondary battery,

wherein the hybrid vehicle includes a cross member for holding the secondary battery, and the sealing valve is disposed rearward of the cross member, and

wherein the sealing valve is attached to the floor panel.

4. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the hybrid vehicle includes a cross member for holding the secondary battery, and the sealing valve is disposed rearward of the cross member.

5. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hybrid vehicle includes a rear cross member disposed rearward of the fuel tank, and the sealing valve is disposed forward of the rear cross member.

6. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the hybrid vehicle includes a rear cross member disposed rearward of the fuel tank, and the sealing valve is disposed forward of the rear cross member.

7. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the hybrid vehicle includes a rear cross member disposed rearward of the fuel tank, and the sealing valve is disposed forward of the rear cross member.

8. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the hybrid vehicle includes a rear cross member disposed rearward of the fuel tank, and the sealing valve is disposed forward of the rear cross member.

9. An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus which is loaded on a hybrid vehicle equipped with a fuel tank and a secondary battery mounted forward of the fuel tank, the apparatus comprising:

a sealing valve for sealing evaporative fuel in the fuel tank,

wherein the sealing valve is disposed between the secondary battery and the fuel tank and is arranged above the secondary battery,

wherein the hybrid vehicle comprises a floor panel including a kick-up portion being inclined rearwardly upward, and the sealing valve is provided on a lower surface side of the floor panel and on a side rearward of the kick-up portion.

10. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the hybrid vehicle comprises a floor panel including a kick-up portion being inclined rearwardly upward, and the sealing valve is provided on a lower surface side of the floor panel and on a side rearward of the kick-up portion.

11. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the hybrid vehicle comprises a floor panel including a kick-up portion being inclined rearwardly upward, and the sealing valve is provided on a lower surface side of the floor panel and on a side rearward of the kick-up portion.

12. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the hybrid vehicle comprises a floor panel including a kick-up portion being inclined rearwardly upward, and the sealing valve is provided on a lower surface side of the floor panel and on a side rearward of the kick-up portion.

13. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the hybrid vehicle comprises a floor panel including a kick-up portion being inclined rearwardly upward, and the sealing valve is provided on a lower surface side of the floor panel and on a side rearward of the kick-up portion.

14. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the hybrid vehicle comprises a floor panel including a kick-up portion being inclined rearwardly upward, and the sealing valve is provided on a lower surface side of the floor panel and on a side rearward of the kick-up portion.

15. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the hybrid vehicle comprises a floor panel including a kick-up portion being inclined rearwardly upward, and the sealing valve is provided on a lower surface side of the floor panel and on a side rearward of the kick-up portion.

16. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the hybrid vehicle comprises a floor panel including a kick-up portion being inclined rearwardly upward, and the sealing valve is provided on a lower surface side of the floor panel and on a side rearward of the kick-up portion.

17. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing valve is disposed on a side opposite to an exhaust pipe with respect to a center line passing a center in a width direction of the vehicle and extending in a longitudinal direction.

18. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the sealing valve is disposed on a side opposite to an exhaust pipe with respect to a center line passing a center in a width direction of the vehicle and extending in a longitudinal direction.

19. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the sealing valve is disposed on a side opposite to an exhaust pipe with respect to a center line passing a center in a width direction of the vehicle and extending in a longitudinal direction.

20. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the sealing valve is disposed on a side opposite to an exhaust pipe with respect to a center line passing a center in a width direction of the vehicle and extending in a longitudinal direction.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 1, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 055472/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2016
From: KUNII, KENICHI; SANO, TAKAYUKI
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENGINEERING KABUSHIKI KAISHA; MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 040159/0921 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-221651 · Nov 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170129328A1 · May 11, 2017