Patent ID: 9022008
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B62J,B62K,F02M

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body frame for supporting a vehicle body thereon; a fuel tank mounted on the vehicle body frame; a canister for temporarily storing vaporized fuel from the fuel tank; a charge pipe that connects the fuel tank to the canister, and that introduces vaporized fuel from the fuel tank to the canister; a purge pipe that operatively connects the canister with an intake system of an internal combustion engine; a vent pipe that connects the canister with ambient air outside of the canister; and a vent pipe retaining member which is operatively attached to the vehicle body; wherein an opening of the vent pipe is configured to open upwardly with respect to the vehicle body in a recessed portion of the vent pipe retaining member, where said recessed portion is formed in a hollow shape, and which has an opening formed therein which is oriented downwardly in the vehicle, for selectively trapping air therein, and wherein a partially open space is formed in an interval leading to a recessed portion sidewall of the vent pipe retaining member at the recessed portion thereof, and further comprising a locking member for covering the opening of the recessed portion from below, and the locking member comprises an upper plate-shaped portion that is opposed to a ceiling surface of the recessed portion; a sidewall portion that extends downwardly from an edge portion of the upper plate-shaped portion and is disposed abutting the sidewall of the recessed portion; and a locking pawl that is provided on the sidewall portion and that engages with an opening provided in the recessed portion, the sidewall extension portion integrally formed with the sidewall portion; a pipe-supporting sleeve portion that supports the vent pipe therein; a locking member guiding portion; and a cylindrical portion that protrudes upwardly from the upper plate-shaped portion towards the ceiling surface of the recessed portion, that is fitted with a distal portion of the vent pipe, and that includes a stop member for limiting upward movement of the vent pipe.