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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hidekazu Otowa, Aichi, JP;
Kazuhiro Okada, Aichi, JP;
Hidefumi Sonoda, Aichi, JP;
Tadao Kaneko, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123516 ; 123520 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for preventing discharge of fuel vapor to the atmosphere by allowing fuel vapor in a fuel tank to be adsorbed by an adsorbing device when a fuel lid is opened. A switch is secured to a mounting bracket for rotatably supporting a fuel lid opener lever mounted in a vehicle compartment. The switch is turned on by the operation of the remote lever that opens the fuel lid, and fuel vapor is adsorbed by charcoal in a canister. The switch is adjustably secured to the mounting bracket, to facilitate positioning the pushbutton of the switch relative to the lid opening lever.