F02D41/0032

PORT-BASED EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CAPTURE

Methods and systems are provided for reducing evaporative emissions from a vehicle. In one example, the vehicle may include a system for capturing emissions including a plurality of vacuum ports coupled to a vacuum source. The plurality of vacuum ports may be disposed in vehicle components prone to emitting hydrocarbon vapors and activation of the vacuum source draws the vapors from the vehicle components to a fuel canister where the evaporative emissions are stored until the fuel canister is purged.

System and method for purging a canister purge valve filter
11319886 · 2022-05-03 · ·

Systems and methods for regenerating a canister purge valve filter that is included in an evaporative emissions system are disclosed. In one example, pressurized air is applied to a canister purge valve filter to dislodge contaminants from the filter. The contaminants may be discharged from the evaporative emissions system via a check valve that opens in response to the pressurized air.

MALFUNCTION DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR LEAKAGE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE
20220099051 · 2022-03-31 ·

A leakage diagnostic device diagnoses leakage of evaporated fuel in an evaporative fuel treatment device. The evaporative fuel treatment device purges evaporated fuel, which is generated in a fuel tank and adsorbed on a canister, to an intake passage. The leakage diagnostic device includes a vent valve that blocks a first atmospheric passage, which connects the canister with an atmospheric opening, and a pump that pressurizes and depressurizes a second atmospheric passage, which is a bypass passage of the first atmospheric passage. The malfunction diagnostic device diagnoses malfunction of the leakage diagnostic device based on an output value of a pressure sensor that detects pressure in a passage connected to the canister.

Evaporated fuel treatment apparatus
11268462 · 2022-03-08 · ·

In this evaporated fuel treatment apparatus, there are set a purge condition that is a condition for performing purge control, a first pre purge condition that is met before the purge condition is met, and a second pre purge condition that is met between the purge condition and the first pre purge condition. A purge pump is driven at an idling speed lower than a rated speed to execute idle rotation when the first pre purge condition is met. The purge pump is driven at the rated speed to execute rated rotation when the second pre purge condition is met. A purge valve is opened while the rated rotation is performed when the purge condition is met.

Fuel odor control system for vehicle

A fuel system for a vehicle includes a fuel evaporation gas treatment system configured to control fuel evaporation gas generated inside a fuel tank. The fuel evaporation gas treatment system includes: a gas collection chamber configured to store the fuel evaporation gas discharged from the canister through an atmosphere line connected to the canister; and an outlet of the gas collection chamber is connected to a purge line through a gas intake line so that the fuel evaporation gas stored in the gas collection chamber flows into an engine through the gas intake line and the purge line.

Vehicle with a dual path evaporative emissions system
11156175 · 2021-10-26 · ·

A vehicle system and a method of controlling the system are provided. A second check valve is positioned between and fluidly connects a canister purge valve and an ejector. A controller closes the canister purge valve and controls an electrically driven compressor to open the second check valve to remove moisture and reduce stiction after vehicle key off and during a cold soak. A vehicle system is provided with a controller to open the canister purge valve during one of a plurality of boost events associated with a vehicle driving state to open the second check valve, and open the canister purge valve in response to a subsequent one of the plurality of boost events to open the second check valve and evacuate the canister.

Controller for vehicle and method for controlling vehicle

A controller controls a vehicle including an engine with a fuel vapor processing device. The fuel vapor processing device executes purge control that sends fuel vapor of a fuel tank, via a canister, to an intake passage on condition that air-fuel ratio learning is complete. The controller includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry automatically stops the engine when an automatic stopping condition is satisfied, automatically starts the engine when an automatic starting condition is satisfied, determines that a prohibition condition for prohibiting automatic stopping is satisfied when the air-fuel ratio learning is incomplete, and inhibits automatic stopping of the engine even if the automatic stopping condition is satisfied when determining that the prohibition condition is satisfied.

CONTROL DEVICE OF SUPERCHARGER-EQUIPPED ENGINE
20210317795 · 2021-10-14 · ·

A throttle device is provided at the intake passage downstream of a compressor, a purge passage is connected to the intake passage upstream from the compressor, a purge valve is provided in the purge passage, an inlet valve is provided upstream of a connection position between the purge passage and the intake passage, and an air flow meter is provided in the intake passage upstream of the inlet valve. An electronic control device: calculates a target purge flow rate (TPFR) for vapor to the intake passage while the throttle device is controlled to a prescribed opening degree and the inlet valve is controlled to a target intake opening degree (TIOP); calculates the target purge opening degree to ensure the TPFR; controls the purge valve to the TIOP and corrects the TIOP by the TPFR; and controls the inlet valve by the corrected TIOP.

ENGINE APPARATUS

An engine apparatus includes an engine, a supercharger, an evaporated fuel treatment device, a controller and the engine apparatus is configured to determine a purge classification whether the evaporated fuel is a first purge in which the evaporated fuel flows dominantly in a first purge passage or a second purge in which the evaporated fuel flows dominantly in a second purge passage based on a relative ejector pressure that is a pressure of a suction port of the ejector and a value obtained by adding an offset amount based on a cross-sectional area of the second purge passage with respect to a cross-sectional area of the first purge passage to a pressure behind a throttle valve that is the pressure on a downstream side of the throttle valve of the intake pipe.

MOTOR VEHICLE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT VACUUM PUMP
20210285406 · 2021-09-16 · ·

A vapor pump for an automotive application includes a housing group with a pump housing having a pump chamber, an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and a motor housing having a motor chamber; a rotor shaft made from an electrically conductive material; a pumping wheel made of an electrically conductive plastic material arranged in the pump chamber and mounted on the rotor shaft to rotate therewith to pump the fuel vapor from the inlet opening to the outlet opening; a drive motor arranged in the motor chamber which includes a motor stator, a motor rotor and a motor control unit; a contact plug which electrically connects the motor control unit; and an electrically conductive bearing arrangement which is connected with the contact plug via a conductor. The motor rotor is connected with the rotor shaft to rotate therewith. The electrically conductive bearing arrangement rotatably supports the rotor shaft.