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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Hideo Matsunaga, Okazaki, JP;
Hitoshi Kamura, Okazaki, JP;
Noriaki Kinoshita, Toyota, JP;
Hisakazu Ikedaya, Okazaki, JP;
Inventors:
Hideo Matsunaga, Okazaki, JP;
Hitoshi Kamura, Okazaki, JP;
Noriaki Kinoshita, Toyota, JP;
Hisakazu Ikedaya, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 33/02 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/0836 (2013.01); F02M 25/0809 (2013.01);
Abstract
A leakage judgment with respect to a fuel tank is carried out. If the fuel tank is not leaking, a leakage judgment with respect to a canister is carried out. If there is a possibility of leakage in the fuel tank, a leakage judgment with respect to the fuel tank and the canister is carried out. If it is judged that there is leakage in the fuel tank and the canister, the leakage judgment with respect to the canister is carried out.