Evaporated fuel processing apparatuses for engines with supercharger

• US 6,910,467 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2004
• Issued: 06/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Murakami, Kenichi, Wada, Satomi, Nagai, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): MILLER, CARL STUART
• Application Number:
  US10/845,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20040237946A1
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 123/516, 123/520, 123/521, 123/518, 123/519, 123/382, 123/383
• US Class Current: 123/520
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 37/00 Engines characterised by provision of pumps driven at least for part of the time by exhaust
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 25/08 adding fuel vapours drawn from engine fuel reservoir electrical control of purge system F02D41/003

Abstract

In an engine with a supercharger, there is provided an evaporated fuel processing apparatus for collecting vapor generated in a fuel tank into a canister and purging the collected vapor into an intake passage. The supercharger includes a compressor. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus comprises a purge passage through which the vapor is purged from the canister into the intake passage upstream of the compressor, a second purge passage through which the vapor is purged from the canister into a surge tank, two electromagnetic valves which are operated to open and close the two purge passage, various sensors which detect an operating condition of the engine, and an electronic control unit (ECU) which controls the electromagnetic valves respectively on the basis of values detected by the sensors.

Claims

1. An evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an engine with a supercharger, for collecting evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank into a canister and purging the collected evaporated fuel from the canister to an intake passage of the engine, the supercharger including a compressor provided in the intake passage,

the evaporated fuel processing apparatus comprising:

a purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage located upstream of the compressor;

an electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the purge passage;

operating condition detection means which detects an operating condition of the engine; and

control means which controls the opening and closing operations of the electromagnetic valve so that the electromagnetic valve is opened when the control means determines that intake pressure of the engine is an atmospheric pressure or more on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine and the electromagnetic valve is closed when the control means determines that the intake pressure of the engine is less than the atmospheric pressure.

6. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a venturi placed at a connected portion between the purge passage and the intake passage.

2. An evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an engine with a supercharger, for collecting evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank into a canister and purging the collected evaporated fuel from the canister into an intake passage of the engine, the supercharger including a compressor provided in the intake passage,

the evaporated fuel processing apparatus comprising:

a first purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage located upstream of the compressor;

a first electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the first purge passage;

operating condition detection means which detects an operating condition of the engine;

a throttle valve provided in the intake passage located downstream of the compressor;

a second purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage located downstream of the throttle valve;

a second electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the second purge passage; and

control means which controls the opening and closing operations of the first and second electromagnetic valves so that the second electromagnetic valve is closed when the control means determines that intake pressure of the engine is an atmospheric pressure or more on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine and then the first electromagnetic valve is opened, and the first and second electromagnetic valves are closed when the control means determines that the intake pressure of the engine is less than the atmospheric pressure.

7. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 2 further comprising a venturi placed at a connected portion between the purge passage and the intake passage.

3. An evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an engine with a supercharger, for collecting evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank into a canister and purging the collected evaporated fuel from the canister to an intake passage of the engine, the supercharger including a compressor provided in the intake passage,

the evaporated fuel processing apparatus comprising:

a purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage located upstream of the compressor;

a supercharging pressure passage through which a supercharging pressure in the intake passage downstream of the compressor is supplied to the canister as a back pressure;

an electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the purge passage;

a three-way change-over valve disposed in the supercharging pressure passage, the three-way change-over valve being switchable between a supercharging pressure introducing state in which the canister is brought into communication with the supercharging pressure passage and an atmospheric discharging state in which the canister is brought in communication with atmospheric air;

operating condition detection means for detecting an operating condition of the engine; and

control means which controls the opening and closing operations of the electromagnetic valve and the three-way change-over valve on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine.

8. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising:

a throttle valve provided in the intake passage downstream of the compressor; and

a second purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage downstream of the throttle valve.

14. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the apparatus further comprises a second electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the second purge passage, and the control means controls the opening and closing operations of the first and second electromagnetic valves so that the second electromagnetic valve is closed when the control means determines that intake pressure of the engine is an atmospheric pressure or more on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine and then the first electromagnetic valve is opened, and the first and second electromagnetic valves are closed when the control means determines that the intake pressure of the engine is less than the atmospheric pressure.

4. An evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an engine with a supercharger, for collecting evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank into a canister and purging the collected evaporated fuel from the canister into an intake passage of the engine, the supercharger including a compressor provided in the intake passage,

the evaporated fuel processing apparatus comprising:

a purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage located upstream of the compressor;

an aspirator, provided in the purge passage, for drawing in the evaporated fuel flowing through the purge passage by allowing working gas to flow;

a supercharged air passage through which supercharged air in the intake passage downstream of the compressor is allowed to flow in the aspirator as the working gas;

an electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the purge passage;

operating condition detection means which detects an operating condition of the engine; and

control means for controlling the opening and closing operations of the electromagnetic valve on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine.

9. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising:

a throttle valve provided in the intake passage downstream of the compressor; and

a second purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage downstream of the throttle valve.

12. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control means controls the opening and closing operations of valve so that the electromagnetic valve is opened when the control means determines that intake pressure of the engine is an atmospheric pressure or more on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine and the electromagnetic valve is closed when the control means determines that the intake pressure of the engine is less than the atmospheric pressure.

15. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus further comprises a second electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the second purge passage, and the control means controls the opening and closing operations of the first and second electromagnetic valves so that the second electromagnetic valve is closed when the control means determines that intake pressure of the engine is an atmospheric pressure or more on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine and then the first electromagnetic valve is opened, and the first and second electromagnetic valves are closed when the control means determines that the intake pressure of the engine is less than the atmospheric pressure.

5. An evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an engine with a supercharger, for collecting evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank into a canister and purging the collected evaporated fuel from the canister to an intake passage of the engine, the supercharger including a compressor provided in the intake passage,

the evaporated fuel processing apparatus comprising:

a purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage located downstream of the compressor;

an aspirator, provided in the purge passage, for drawing in the evaporated fuel flowing through the purge passage by allowing working gas to flow;

a supercharged air passage through which supercharged air in the intake passage downstream of the compressor is allowed to flow in the aspirator as the working gas;

an electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the purge passage;

operating condition detection means which detects an operating condition of the engine; and

control means which controls the opening and closing operations of the electromagnetic valve on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine.

10. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 5 further comprising:

a throttle valve provided in the intake passage downstream of the compressor; and

a second purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage downstream of the throttle valve.

13. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control means controls the opening and closing operations of the electromagnetic valve so that the electromagnetic valve is opened when the control means determines that intake pressure of the engine is an atmospheric pressure or more on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine and the electromagnetic valve is closed when the control means determines that the intake pressure of the engine is less than the atmospheric pressure.

16. The evaporated fuel processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the apparatus further comprises a second electromagnetic valve closing the second purge passage, and the control means controls the opening and closing operations of the first and second electromagnetic valves so that the second electromagnetic valve is closed when the control means determines that intake pressure of the engine is an atmospheric pressure or more on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine and then the first electromagnetic valve is opened, and the first and second electromagnetic valves are closed when the control means determines that the intake pressure of the engine is less than the atmospheric pressure.

11. An evaporated fuel processing apparatus for an engine with a supercharger, for collecting evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank into a canister and purging the collected evaporated fuel from the canister to an intake passage of the engine, the supercharger including a compressor provided in the intake passage,

the evaporated fuel processing apparatus comprising:

a purge passage through which the evaporated fuel is purged from the canister into the intake passage located upstream of the compressor;

a supercharging pressure passage through which a supercharging pressure in the intake passage downstream of the compressor is supplied to the canister as a back pressure;

an electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the purge passage;

operating condition detection means for detecting an operating condition of the engine; and

control means which controls the opening and closing operations of the electromagnetic valve on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine, wherein the control means controls the opening and closing operations of the electromagnetic valve so that the electromagnetic valve is opened when the control means determines that intake pressure of the engine is an atmospheric pressure or more on the basis of the detected operating condition of the engine and the electromagnetic valve is closed when the control means determines that the intake pressure of the engine is less than the atmospheric pressure.