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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2003
Hiroshi Osaki, Sashima-gun, JP;
Takehiro Nagase, Sashima-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Osaki, Sashima-gun, JP;
Takehiro Nagase, Sashima-gun, JP;
Kyosan Denki Co., Ltd., Sashima, JP;
Abstract
An evaporative fuel control system is provided which includes a canister, and a fill-up control valve disposed in a vent line that communicates a fuel tank with the canister for controlling fill-up of the fuel tank. The fill-up control valve includes a casing, a float disposed in a space formed in the casing such that the float is movable up or down in the space, and a valve body provided in an upper portion of the float. In the evaporative fuel control system, the fill-up control valve is located outside and above the fuel tank, and a head difference is provided between a full level of the fuel tank and the fill-up control valve.