Patent attributes
A fuel vapor processing apparatus includes a casing, an adsorbent, and a mixer. The casing includes an atmospheric port and a purge port. In addition, the casing forms an atmospheric port-side adsorption chamber, an agitation chamber, and a purge port-side adsorption chamber therein. The atmospheric port-side adsorption chamber, the agitation chamber, and the purge port-side adsorption chamber are continuously arranged in a gas flow direction from the atmospheric port through the casing to the purge port. The adsorbent fills the atmospheric port-side adsorption chamber and the purge port-side adsorption chamber. The adsorbent is configured to adsorb and desorb fuel vapor. The mixer is disposed in the agitation chamber and includes a spiral flow forming part configured to spirally guide gas flowing through the agitation chamber.