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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Hideki Miyahara, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Tokiji Ito, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Nagasaki, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
After a reference pressure using a reference hole is measured, a pressure in an evaporation path is measured. An ECU conducts failure diagnosis using, as a determination pressure for diagnosing presence/absence of a failure, a value obtained by correcting the reference pressure using the reference hole in a manner lowering the same by a predetermined amount, taking into account pressure lowering in the evaporation path due to condensation of fuel vapor at the time of adsorption in a canister when a vapor concentration in the evaporation path is high.