Patent ID: 8177259
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B60K,F02M

Abstract:
1. A canister mounting structure for a vehicle having a rear floor with a central portion in which a spare tire house projecting downward is formed in a widthwise direction, a pair of left and right side members extending in a longitudinal front to rear direction of the vehicle disposed on a lower side of the rear floor, a fuel tank disposed between the side members on the lower side of the rear floor, a front cross member extending in the widthwise direction of the vehicle disposed adjacent the fuel tank and connected to the side members, a rear cross member extending in the widthwise direction of the vehicle disposed adjacent the spare tire house and connected to the side members, and a canister disposed directly below the rear floor and adjacent to and between the front and rear cross members, the canister for introducing and adsorbing evaporated fuel generated in the fuel tank, the canister including: a canister body provided with front mounting members projecting forwardly therefrom in the longitudinal front to rear direction of the vehicle for securement to the front cross member, the front mounting members comprising front engaging portions that are secured to the front cross member by fixing tools, the canister body being provided with rear mounting members projecting rearwardly therefrom in the longitudinal front to rear direction of the vehicle for securement to the rear cross member, the rear mounting members comprising deformable rear engaging portions that are secured to the rear cross member by fixing tools and rear accommodating members that are disposed adjacent and forwardly of the rear engaging portions in the longitudinal front to rear direction of the vehicle, wherein an impact force applied to the rear of the vehicle moves the rear cross member forward toward the canister body relative to the vehicle, causing the rear engaging portions to deform so that the rear fixing tools move with the rear cross member and the rear fixing tools advance into the rear accommodating portions, whereby the canister body remains secured to the rear cross member, each rear mounting member comprises a rear engaging aperture and each rear accommodating portion comprises a rear accommodating aperture, the rear engaging portions of each of the rear mounting members being disposed between the respective rear engaging aperture and the rear accommodating aperture in the longitudinal front to rear direction of the vehicle, and each rear engaging aperture and the respective rear accommodating aperture are arranged in a linear orientation with one another generally parallel to the longitudinal front to rear direction of the vehicle.