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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
May. 09, 2001
Masatoshi Moriyama, Ohbu, JP;
Toshio Yoshida, Ohbu, JP;
Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
In order to aim at shortening the time of refueling by maintaining the function of prevention of discharge of vapor, similar to that of a conventional canister in the case of other than refueling during resting of an engine while the flow resistance in the canister becomes smaller during refueling, there is provided a canister in which a plate is vertically arranged in a chamber charged therein with absorbent in the canister, and filter support pins are projected from opposite surfaces of the plate while filters are arranged at the tip end faces of the filter support pins, and in which a plurality of constriction passages are formed being arranged in a horizontal direction only in the upper part of the plate.