Fuel vapor arresting means for motorcycle engine fuel system

• US 4,312,649 A
• Filed: 01/07/1980
• Issued: 01/26/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Reliance Comm/Tec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Kamitake, Mikio, Fujii, Hisashi, Mimura, Ryohei, Umezawa, Katsumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Adee, John
• Application Number:
  US06/109,990
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 55/387, 55/DIG. 19, 137/45, 137/38, 220/85 VR, 220/85 VS, 220/DIG. 33
• US Class Current: 96/109
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 35/00 Fuel tanks specially adapted for motorcycles or engine-assisted cycles; Arrangements thereof fuel tanks forming part of cycle frames B62K11/00; tanks in general B60K ; closure caps for fuel tanks B60K15/0406
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 220/33 Gasoline tank cap
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/0753 Control by change of position or inertia of system

Abstract

Motorcycle has a fuel tank formed with a fueling port which is closed by a filler cap. The filler cap comprises an outer and inner cap discs which are adapted to be engaged respectively with an outer and inner cap seats so as to define a buffer chamber between the cap discs. A vent hole is formed to open the inside of the tank to the buffer chamber which is in turn connected with a canister containing activated carbon particles. The buffer chamber functions to receive liquid fuel when the motorcycle is turned over and prevent the liquid fuel from passing to the canister.

Claims

1. Fuel system for a motorcycle engine having intake passage means, said fuel system comprising fuel reservoir means having fueling port means, and cap means adapted for closing the port means, said fueling port means being provided with inner seat means and outer seat means, said cap means including inner cap disc means adapted to be fluid-tightly engaged with said inner seat means and outer cap disc means adapted to be fluid-tightly engaged with said outer seat means to thereby form buffer chamber means between said inner and outer cap means, vent passage means for connecting the buffer chamber means with inside of the fuel reservoir means, fuel vapor absorbent means connected on one hand through conduit means with said buffer chamber means and opened on the other hand to atmosphere.

2. Fuel system in accordance with claim 1 in which the conduit means between the buffer chamber means and the fuel vapor absorbent means is provided with liquid arresting valve means which is normally open but closed in case of a overturn of the motorcycle.

3. Fuel system in accordance with claim 1 in which said vent passage means is formed in said inner cap disc means.

4. Fuel system in accordance with claim 1 in which said vent passage means is formed in cap stem means for connecting the outer and inner cap disc means for relative movement.

5. Fuel system in accordance with claim 4 in which said stem means is provided with liquid arresting valve means which is normally open but closed in case of a overturn of the motorcycle.