| 摘要 |
<p>A fuel vapour storage and recovery apparatus for the fuel system of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine (1) with an exhaust pipe (2) and a fuel tank (3) containing a fuel vapour/air mixture (4) above a liquid fuel (5), the exhaust pipe (2) being close to the fuel tank (3), said apparatus comprising: - a vapour storage canister (6) having a fuel vapour adsorbent material (7) therein, - thermal insulation means (8) for thermally insulating at least a portion of the fuel tank (3) from the heat generated by the exhaust pipe (2), and - a heat exchanger (9), wherein the heat exchanger (9) is adapted to heat to a purge temperature air guided there through by absorbing heat from the thermal insulation means (8).</p> |
