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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Ryu Hirata, Chiryu, JP;
Yoshinobu Nagasaka, Kariya, JP;
Hirotsugu Kojima, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 33/00 (2006.01); F02M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air ductconnected to the intake system of an enginehas a duct main bodyA and a cylindrical fuel adsorption filterhaving air permeability. The fuel adsorption filteris located in the duct main bodyA. The fuel adsorption filteris arranged to be coaxial with respect to the duct main bodyA. A gapis defined between the inner circumferential surface of the duct main bodyA and the outer circumferential surface of the fuel adsorption filter. An openingfor drawing air flow into the gapis formed between an air flow upstream side of the gapand an air passage area of the duct main bodyA.