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Granted Patent B2
US 11,047,345 · App. 17/016,523 · Granted Jun 29, 2021

Evaporated fuel processing device

Inventor: Yuuichirou Miura (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: HAMANAKODENSO CO., LTD.
F02M25/0836F02D41/003F02M25/0854F02D41/2464
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Patent No.
US 11,047,345
App. No.
17/016,523
Granted
Jun 29, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An evaporated fuel processing device includes: a canister configured to adsorb fuel evaporated from a fuel tank; a vapor pipe connecting the fuel tank to the canister; a sealing valve provided in the vapor pipe to be driven by an actuator to quantitatively control an opening degree; and a controller. The controller includes: a restoration detector configured to detect that the supply of power from a battery to the controller is restored after the supply of power from the battery to the controller is cut off; and a restoration actuator configured to drive the actuator so that the sealing valve is fully closed or fully opened when the restoration detector detects that the supply of power is restored.

Claims (39)

1. An evaporated fuel processing device comprising:

a canister configured to adsorb evaporated fuel evaporated from a fuel tank in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a battery;

a vapor pipe connecting the fuel tank to the canister;

a sealing valve provided in the vapor pipe, the sealing valve being driven by an actuator to quantitatively control an opening degree for opening and closing the vapor pipe; and

a controller including

a restoration detector configured to detect that a supply of power from the battery to the controller is restored after the supply of power from the battery to the controller is cut off, and

a restoration actuator configured to drive the actuator so that the sealing valve is fully closed or fully opened when the restoration detector detects that the supply of power is restored.

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

the restoration actuator is configured to transmit a command to the actuator to close the sealing valve, when the restoration detector detects that the supply of power is restored, the command representing a total amount of the opening degree to change the sealing valve between a fully closed position and a fully opened position.

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

the controller further includes a cut-off detector configured to detect that a supply of power from the battery to the controller is cut off.

4. An evaporated fuel processing device comprising:

a canister configured to adsorb evaporated fuel evaporated from a fuel tank in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a battery;

a vapor pipe connecting the fuel tank to the canister;

a sealing valve provided in the vapor pipe, the sealing valve being driven by an actuator to quantitatively control an opening degree for opening and closing the vapor pipe;

a lid sensor configured to detect an open/close state of a fuel lid of the fuel tank; and

a controller including

a restoration detector configured to detect that a supply of power from the battery to the controller is restored after the supply of power from the battery to the controller is cut off, and

a restoration actuator configured to drive the actuator so that the opening degree of the sealing valve is controlled or maintained when the restoration detector detects that the supply of power is restored, wherein

the restoration actuator is configured to transmit a command representing a total amount of the opening degree to change the sealing valve between a fully closed position and a fully opened position,

the restoration actuator is configured to transmit the command to the actuator to open the sealing valve or maintain the opening degree of the sealing valve, when the restoration detector detects that the supply of the power is restored and the lid sensor detects that the fuel lid is open, and

the restoration actuator is configured to transmit the command to the actuator to close the sealing valve, when the restoration detector detects that the supply of the power is restored and the lid sensor detects that the fuel lid is closed.

5. The evaporated fuel processing device according to claim 4 , wherein

the controller further includes a cut-off detector configured to detect that a supply of power from the battery to the controller is cut off.

6. An evaporated fuel processing device comprising:

a canister configured to adsorb evaporated fuel evaporated from a fuel tank in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a battery;

a vapor pipe connecting the fuel tank to the canister;

a sealing valve provided in the vapor pipe, the sealing valve being driven by an actuator to quantitatively control an opening degree for opening and closing the vapor pipe;

a lid sensor configured to detect an open/close state of a fuel lid of the fuel tank; and

a controller including

a restoration detector configured to detect that a supply of power from the battery to the controller is restored after the supply of power from the battery to the controller is cut off, and

a restoration actuator configured to drive the actuator so that the opening degree of the sealing valve is controlled or maintained when the restoration detector detects that the supply of power is restored, wherein

the restoration actuator is configured to receive information from an electronic control unit of the vehicle whether or not a speed of the vehicle is higher than or equal to a specified value,

the restoration actuator is configured to transmit a command representing a total amount of the opening degree to change the sealing valve between a fully closed position and a fully opened position,

the restoration actuator is configured to transmit the command to the actuator to open the sealing valve or maintain the opening degree of the sealing valve, when the restoration detector detects that the supply of the power is restored, when the lid sensor detects that the fuel lid is open, and when the speed of the vehicle is lower than the specified value,

the restoration actuator is configured to transmit the command to the actuator to close the sealing valve, when the restoration detector detects that the supply of the power is restored, when the lid sensor detects that the fuel lid is open, and when the speed of the vehicle is higher than or equal to the specified value, and

the restoration actuator is configured to transmit the command to the actuator to close the sealing valve, when the restoration detector detects that the supply of the power is restored, and the lid sensor detects that the fuel lid is closed.

7. The evaporated fuel processing device according to claim 6 , wherein

the controller further includes a cut-off detector configured to detect that a supply of power from the battery to the controller is cut off.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2021
From: DENSO CORPORATION
To: HAMANAKODENSO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055644/0874 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: MIURA, YUUICHIROU
To: DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053730/0986 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-172390 · Sep 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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