Canister system

Claim 1

A canister for adsorbing fuel vapor generated in a fuel tank mounted on a motor vehicle having, an adsorbent contained in said canister for adsorbing fuel from said fuel vapor, an air breather pipe connected between an upper portion of said fuel tank and said adsorbent, a vent pipe connected to said canister for discharging purified air to atmosphere, check valve means interposed in said vent pipe for preventing said fuel vapor from returning into said fuel tank, and an air pipe connected between an upper portion of said canister and a throttle valve for recycling said fuel into an induction pipe of an engine, the improvement of the canister which comprises: a bypass pipe provided in parallel with said air breather pipe for bypassing said check valve means; an additional vent pipe provided in parallel with the first-mentioned vent pipe under said canister for further improving the discharge of said air from said canister; a first three-way valve interposed in said bypass pipe for automatically opening a first port when a negative pressure is applied from the suction pipe; a second three-way valve interposed in said additional vent pipe for automatically opening a second port when said negative pressure is applied from said suction pipe; and a negative pressure pipe connected between said first and second ports and an upstream portion of said throttle valve for further inducing said fuel vapor into said engine when said vehicle is operating, so as to effectively adsorb said fuel vapor in said fuel tank and to prevent said fuel vapor from discharging largely into said atmosphere.