Fuel housing assemblies having fuel nozzle boot deflector assemblies
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsBrandon W. Burnett, Corey B. Sargent
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Abstract
A fuel housing assembly for a vehicle includes a fuel housing having a sidewall and an interior wall defining a fuel nozzle receiving cavity for receiving a fuel nozzle having a fuel nozzle boot. A fuel door locking assembly having a locking pin moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. A deflector assembly having a base portion and a deflector. The base portion is connected to the sidewall. The deflector extends outwardly from the base portion to extend beyond the locking pin to deflect the fuel nozzle boot from contacting the locking pin with the locking pin in the extended position.
Claims20
A fuel housing assembly for a vehicle, the fuel housing assembly comprising:
- a fuel housing having a sidewall and an interior wall defining a fuel nozzle receiving cavity for receiving a fuel nozzle having a fuel nozzle boot;
- a fuel door locking assembly having a locking pin moveable between an extended position and a retracted position;
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- a deflector assembly having a base portion and a deflector, the base portion is connected to the sidewall, the deflector extends outwardly from the base portion to extend beyond the locking pin to deflect the fuel nozzle boot from contacting the locking pin with the locking pin in the extended position.
A fuel housing assembly for a vehicle, the fuel housing assembly comprising:
- a fuel door having a locking plate;
- a fuel housing having a sidewall and an interior wall defining a fuel nozzle receiving cavity for receiving a fuel nozzle having a fuel nozzle boot;
- a fuel door locking assembly having a locking pin, the fuel door locking assembly having a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, in the locked configuration the locking pin is in a retracted position and engaged with the locking plate to inhibit opening of the fuel door, in the unlocked position the locking pin is in an extended position and disengaged from the locking plate to allow opening of the fuel door;
- a deflector assembly having a base portion and a deflector, the base portion is connected to the sidewall, the deflector extends outwardly from the base portion to extend beyond the locking pin to deflect the fuel nozzle boot from contacting the locking pin with the locking pin in the extended position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a fuel door having a locking plate;
- a fuel door locking assembly having a locking pin, the fuel door locking assembly having a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, in the locked configuration the locking pin is in a retracted position and engaged with the locking plate to inhibit opening of the fuel door, in the unlocked position the locking pin is in an extended position and disengaged from the locking plate to allow opening of the fuel door;
- a body panel;
- a fuel housing connected to the body panel, the fuel housing having a sidewall and an interior wall defining a fuel nozzle receiving cavity for receiving a fuel nozzle having a fuel nozzle boot;
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- a deflector assembly having a base portion and a deflector, the base portion is connected to the sidewall, the deflector extends outwardly from the base portion to extend beyond the locking pin to deflect the fuel nozzle boot from contacting the locking pin with the locking pin in the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.