Fuel-vapor emission control apparatus for engine
First Claim
1. A fuel-vapor emission control apparatus mounted on a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a fuel tank, wherein said engine has a cylinder and is supported by mounting means, and wherein said fuel-vapor emission control apparatus purges fuel-vapor from said fuel tank and supplies the purged fuel-vapor to said engine, said fuel-vapor emission control apparatus comprising:
- a purge control valve for controlling the amount of purged fuel-vapor that is supplied to said engine,an operating state detector for detecting the operating state of said engine,a valve controller for subjecting said purge control valve to duty control in accordance with data from said operating state detector, andsuppressing means for suppressing resonance of said engine and said mounting means when purged fuel-vapor is being supplied to said engine.
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Abstract
A fuel-vapor emission control apparatus is mounted on a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a fuel tank. The engine has a plurality of cylinders and is supported by engine mounts. The fuel-vapor emission control apparatus purges fuel-vapor in the fuel tank and supplies the purged fuel-vapor to the engine. The apparatus includes a vacuum switching valve, sensors and an electronic control unit. The vacuum switching valve controls the amount of purged fuel-vapor that is supplied to the engine. The sensors detect the operating state of the engine. The electronic control unit duty controls the vacuum switching valve in accordance with data from the sensors. The control unit also serves to suppress resonance of the engine and the engine mounts when purged fuel-vapor is being supplied to the engine.
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20 Claims
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1. A fuel-vapor emission control apparatus mounted on a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a fuel tank, wherein said engine has a cylinder and is supported by mounting means, and wherein said fuel-vapor emission control apparatus purges fuel-vapor from said fuel tank and supplies the purged fuel-vapor to said engine, said fuel-vapor emission control apparatus comprising:
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a purge control valve for controlling the amount of purged fuel-vapor that is supplied to said engine, an operating state detector for detecting the operating state of said engine, a valve controller for subjecting said purge control valve to duty control in accordance with data from said operating state detector, and suppressing means for suppressing resonance of said engine and said mounting means when purged fuel-vapor is being supplied to said engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A fuel-vapor emission control apparatus mounted on a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a fuel tank, an air-fuel ratio detector, and injection compensation means, wherein said engine has a cylinder and is supported by mounting means, and wherein said fuel-vapor emission control apparatus purges fuel-vapor from said fuel tank and supplies the purged fuel-vapor to said engine, and wherein said air-fuel ratio detector detects the air-fuel ratio in said engine, and said injection compensation means adjusts a fuel injection amount by adding a feedback compensation coefficient to the fuel injection amount for causing the detected air-fuel ratio to approach a target air-fuel ratio, said fuel-vapor emission control apparatus comprising:
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a purge control valve for controlling the amount of purged fuel-vapor that is supplied to said engine, an operating state detector for detecting the operating state of said engine, a valve controller for subjecting said purge control valve to duty control in accordance with data from said operating state detector, a concentration detector for detecting the concentration of purged fuel-vapor based on the difference between a feedback compensation coefficient before a purge and a feedback compensation coefficient after the purge, and wherein the operational frequency of said purge control valve is controlled in accordance with the detected concentration of purged fuel-vapor such that the operational frequency of said purge control valve remains outside of a resonance frequency range of said mounting means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A fuel-vapor emission control apparatus mounted on a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a fuel tank, an air-fuel ratio detector, and injection compensation means, wherein said engine has a cylinder and is supported by mounting means, and wherein said fuel-vapor emission control apparatus purges fuel-vapor from said fuel tank and supplies the purged fuel-vapor to said engine, and wherein said air-fuel ratio detector detects the air-fuel ratio in said engine, and said injection compensation means adjusts a fuel injection amount by adding a feedback compensation coefficient to the fuel injection amount for causing the detected air-fuel ratio to approach a target air-fuel ratio, said fuel-vapor emission control apparatus comprising:
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a purge control valve for controlling the amount of purged fuel-vapor that is supplied to said engine, an operating state detector for detecting the operating state of said engine, a valve controller for subjecting said purge control valve to duty control in accordance with data from said operating state detector, a concentration detector for detecting the concentration of purged fuel-vapor based on the difference between a feedback compensation coefficient before a purge and a feedback compensation coefficient after the purge, and wherein the operational frequency of said purge control valve is controlled in accordance with the detected concentration of purged fuel-vapor and the duty ratio of said purge control valve such that the operational frequency of said purge control valve remains outside of a resonance frequency range of said mounting means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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