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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1995
Akinori Osanai, Susono, JP;
Toshinari Nagai, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Kanai, Susono, JP;
Kenji Harima, Susono, JP;
Kazuhiko Iwano, Aichi, JP;
Shuji Yuda, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
Fuel-vapor evaporating from a fuel tank is led through a vapor pipe and absorbed in a charcoal canister. Fuel-vapor stored in the charcoal canister is supplied to an inlet pipe when a purge valve is opened when the engine is driven, because the pressure in the inlet pipe is low. Fuel-vapor is then burned as fuel in the engine. If the opening of the purge valve is suddenly increased at the start of the purge, the air fuel ratio control is disturbed. Therefore, the purge rate is gradually increased and the vapor concentration of the fuel-vapor purged from the charcoal canister is learned, and the change rate of the purge rate is made small because the air-fuel ratio control may be disturbed when the vapor concentration is not learned enough.