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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihiko Hyodo, Susono, JP;
Takaaki Itoh, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
96131 ; 96139 ; 96149 ; 96152 ; 123519 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided a canister comprising: a casing having an interior therein and a separator for separating the interior into first and second interior sections, the first interior section containing an absorbent and having a fuel vapor inlet and a fuel vapor outlet, the second interior section containing an absorbent and having an opening which is open to the outside air, the separator having fuel vapor channels therein and being formed by compressing a flexible filtering material to elongate the channels.