Patent ID: 8726888

Claim:
An atmosphere-opening structure for a canister of a vehicle, comprising: a fuel tank for storing fuel, a fuel filler through which fuel is introduced into said fuel tank, a fuel tray surrounding said fuel filler, said fuel tray having a concave shape and receiving fuel which leaks from said fuel filler upon fueling, a fuel lid which covers said fuel filler and said fuel tray in a closed position, said fuel lid being openable and closable, a canister which collects evaporated fuel from said fuel tank, and an atmosphere-opening passage connecting said canister and the atmosphere, wherein an opening end of said atmosphere-opening passage is connected to an inside of said fuel tray, wherein said fuel tray includes a drain hole for discharging fuel from said inside of said fuel tray, and wherein said opening end of said atmosphere-opening passage is connected to said inside of said fuel tray at a position higher than said drain hole.