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Breather device for vehicle fuel tank

A technology of ventilation device and fuel tank, which is applied in the directions of power plant, vehicle components, and arrangement combined with fuel supply of internal combustion engine, etc., to achieve the effect of simple structure

Active Publication Date: 2013-12-25
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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[0007] However, the technology known in Patent Document 1 can only discharge a very small amount of liquid fuel stagnant in the lowest passage portion of the breather passage by using capillary phenomenon, so that it can always be returned to the fuel tank as early as possible and efficiently. There is still room for improvement

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Embodiment 1

[0053] based on Figure 1 to Figure 4 , the breather device for the fuel tank of the vehicle according to the first embodiment will be described. figure 1 The vehicle 10 equipped with the fuel tank 22 is viewed from the side and schematically shown. The body 11 of the vehicle 10 has a structure in which a floor 14 is laid on constituent members 13 . The constituent member 13 is, for example, a member constituting the skeleton of the vehicle body 11 . The members constituting the framework include, for example, side frames extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction and cross members extending in the vehicle width direction. A fuel tank 22 disposed under the floor 14 is attached to the vehicle body 11 .

[0054] The fuel tank 22 includes a mounting portion 29 for mounting the fuel pump 25 and a supply pipe joint portion 33 . The supply pipe joint portion 33 is connected to the injection port 21 via the fuel supply pipe 23 (charging pipe 23 ). The injection port 21 i...

Embodiment 2

[0086] based on Figure 5 and Figure 6 , the breather device for the fuel tank of the vehicle according to the second embodiment will be described. Figure 5 with the above figure 2 Correspondingly expressed. The fuel tank breather device 20A for a vehicle according to the second embodiment is characterized in that the above-mentioned figure 1 and figure 2 The one-way valve 46 of the shown embodiment 1 is changed to Figure 5 The one-way valve 76 shown, with respect to other structures, due to the above-mentioned figure 1 and figure 2 The shown configurations are the same, so explanations are omitted.

[0087] More specifically, as Figure 5 As shown, the one-way valve 76 is composed of a valve box 81 , a valve core 82 , a return spring 83 and a stop mechanism 84 .

[0088] This valve box 81 is the same as the valve box 61 of embodiment 1 (refer to figure 2 ) for the same structure. That is, the valve box 81 is a cylindrical member formed in a substantially L-s...

Embodiment 3

[0103] based on Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the breather device for the fuel tank of the vehicle according to the third embodiment will be described. Figure 7 with the above figure 1 Correspondingly expressed. The vehicle fuel tank breather device 20B of the third embodiment is characterized in that the above-mentioned figure 1 and figure 2 The ventilation channel 24 of the shown embodiment 1 is changed to Figure 7 and Figure 8 The vent passage 124 shown, with respect to other structures, due to the above-mentioned figure 1 and figure 2 The shown configurations are the same, so explanations are omitted.

[0104] The basic structure of this fuel tank breather 20B is substantially the same as that of the breather passage 24 of the first embodiment. Specifically, when filling liquid fuel from the injection port 21 into the fuel tank 22 through the fuel supply pipe 23 , the fuel tank breather device 20B allows the air in the fuel tank 22 to pass through the vent passag...

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Abstract

The invention provides a breather device (20). When filling liquid fuel into a fuel tank (22), the breather device releases air within the fuel tank to the vicinity of the filling opening (21) through a breather path (24). The breather path has a lowest path section (48) located below a breather opening (42b) connecting to the inside of the fuel tank. The lowest path section is located at the lowest part of the breather path and is located within the fuel tank. The lowest path section is provided with a valve (46). The valve opens according to either acceleration acting on the vehicle (10) and / or the drop of the level of liquid fuel (Ft) retained within the fuel tank, and this causes the liquid fuel retained in the lowest path section to return to the fuel tank.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a breather device for a fuel tank of a vehicle having a vent passage for releasing air in the fuel tank to the atmosphere when liquid fuel is filled from an injection port into the fuel tank. Background technique [0002] When filling the fuel tank with liquid fuel from the injection port, outside air entrained by the liquid fuel flows into the fuel tank through the fuel supply pipe (filling pipe). The air in the fuel tank commensurate with the amount of air flowing in passes from the fuel tank through the vent passage, returns to the filling port of the fuel supply pipe, and is released into the atmosphere. The so-called evaporated fuel in which part of the liquid fuel stored in the fuel tank evaporates is mixed with the air in the fuel tank. A portion of the evaporated fuel condenses in the vent passage to return as liquid fuel. [0003] As the filling of the fuel tank with the liquid fuel progresses, the liquid lev...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60K15/035F02M37/00
CPCF02M37/0082B60K15/03519B60K2015/03256B60K2015/03289B60K2015/03538F02M37/20
Inventor 三浦悠佑諌山央北村宽大和宏一朗
Owner HONDA MOTOR CO LTD