Patent ID: 8220438
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a canister filled with an adsorption material for adsorbing fuel vapor generated within a fuel tank; and an accessory component associated with the canister and including a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer peripheral surface; a communicating pipe extending substantially vertically downward from the lower surface of the housing; an engaging protrusion provided on the outer peripheral surface of the housing and protruding outwardly therefrom; wherein the canister includes an upper portion and a wall portion, the upper portion having a communicating pipe receiver connectible with the communicating pipe, and the wall portion being provided on an outer peripheral portion of the upper portion; and wherein the wall portion includes an opening engageable with the engaging protrusion and opened in a direction substantially perpendicular to a connecting direction for connecting the communicating pipe with the communicating pipe receiver, so that the accessory component is prevented from moving in a direction opposite to the connecting direction when the engaging protrusion engages the opening.