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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1989
Eiji Mori, Okazaki, JP;
Hidefumi Sonoda, Toyota, JP;
Akira Hiraku, Toyota, JP;
Morio Minezawa, Toyota, JP;
Isao Kato, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Ito, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A charcoal canister having an activated carbon layer arranged in a central portion of an interior of the housing in an axial direction thereof and extending over the entire cross section of the interior, which is perpendicular to an axis of the housing. A first chamber is formed in the interior of one axial end of the housing and defined by one end of the activated carbon layer, and a second chamber is formed in the interior at the other axial end of the housing and defined by the other end of the activated carbon layer. A fuel vapor inlet pipe and a purge pipe are connected to the first chamber, and an air inlet pipe is connected to the second chamber. These pipes extend outwardly from a housing wall portion which defines the first chamber.