# US 10,500,949 B2 · Integrated fuel-mixing prevention device for diesel vehicle

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- Number: US 10,500,949 B2
- Document ID: US10500949B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/002,962
- Filed: 2018-06-07
- Published: 2019-07-04
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-28
- Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
- Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
- Inventors: Tae Suk Lee; Sung Won Lee; Tae Yoon Lee; S. Chaitanya kumar Reddy; Sreekanth Potlabathini
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500949B2

## CPC

- B60K 15/04: Tank inlets (B60K15/077 takes precedence)
- B60K 13/04: concerning exhaust
- B60K 15/035: characterised by venting means
- B60K 2015/03538: {the venting tube being connected with the filler tube}
- B60K 2015/0458: {Details of the tank inlet}
- B60K 2015/0461: {comprising a filler pipe shutter, e.g. trap, door or flap for fuel inlet}
- B60K 2015/0474: {Arrangement of fuel filler pipes in relation to vehicle body}
- B60K 2015/0483: {Means to inhibit the introduction of too small or too big filler nozzles}
- F01N 3/2066: {Selective catalytic reduction [SCR]}
- F01N 2610/02: the substance being ammonia or urea
- F01N 2610/1413: Inlet and filling arrangements therefore
- Y02A 50/20: Air quality improvement or preservation, e.g. vehicle emission control or emission reduction by using catalytic converters
- Y02T 10/12: Improving ICE efficiencies
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- F01N: GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES (arrangements in connection with gas exhaust of propulsion units in vehicles B60K13/00; combustion-air intake silencers specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines F02M35/00; protecting against, or damping, noise in general G10K11/16)
- Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

Disclosed herein is an integrated fuel mixing prevention device for a diesel vehicle, in which a diesel filler neck and a urea filler neck are integrated with each other to prevent fuel from mixing, allowing only a diesel fuel filling gun to be inserted into a fuel inlet when a diesel fuel filling mode is selected and allowing only a urea filling gun to be inserted into the fuel inlet when a urea filling mode is selected, which may prevent a fuel mixing an accident caused by incorrect replenishment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An integrated fuel-mixing prevention device for a diesel vehicle comprising:
a filler pipe having a guide wing insertion groove formed in an internal-diameter surface thereof, the filler pipe being fixedly mounted to a vehicle body;
a retainer having an inlet and an outlet formed respectively in an upper end portion and a lower end portion thereof and having a guide wing through-hole formed in an internal-diameter surface thereof, the retainer being inserted into the filler pipe to be angularly rotated;
a support bracket having a guide pin formed on an upper surface thereof, the support bracket being inserted into the internal-diameter surface of the retainer to be angularly rotated with the retainer;
a pair of guide wings each having a guide hole configured for insertion of the guide pin, each guide wing passing through the guide wing through-hole and being inserted into the guide wing insertion groove wherein the respective guide wings move away from or toward each other when the retainer and the support bracket are angularly rotated;
a first stopper and a second stopper mounted on opposite side portions of the support bracket to be angularly rotated and moved forward or backward thereof; and
a flap located between the first stopper and the second stopper to be locked or unlocked, the flap performing a downward opening operation by an insertion pressure of a diesel fuel filling gun or a urea filling gun when unlocked.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein each of the filler pipe and the retainer has a lower portion having a smaller diameter than that of an upper portion thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein the filler pipe is integrally provided on an upper end portion thereof with a vehicle-body assembly element, and is provided on opposite side surfaces thereof with a first vapor discharge pipe and a second vapor discharge pipe, which are respectively connected to a diesel leveling tube and a urea leveling tube.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein the retainer has a vapor discharge hole formed in the internal-diameter surface thereof, the vapor discharge hole selectively communicating with the first vapor discharge pipe and the second vapor discharge pipe of the filler pipe.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein the retainer has a character and an arrow inscribed in an upper surface thereof to guide an angular rotation of the retainer for switching between a diesel fuel filling mode and a urea filling mode.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein the lower end portion of the retainer, provided with the outlet, is inserted into an integrated pipe in which a diesel fuel filling pipe and a urea filling pipe are integrated with each other, and the outlet communicates with one of the diesel fuel filling pipe and the urea filling pipe when the retainer is angularly rotated.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein the internal-diameter surface of the filler pipe is provided on opposite sides thereof with a first flange having a first slot and a second flange having a second slot, the first stopper is provided on a lower end portion thereof with a first protrusion, which is inserted into the first slot to be angularly rotated and moved forward or backward, and the second stopper is provided on a lower end portion thereof with a second protrusion, which is inserted into the second slot to be angularly rotated and moved forward or backward thereof.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 7, wherein each of the first slot and the second slot includes a first slide region, which maintains a constant distance with respect to an internal-diameter surface of each flange, a second slide region, which extends from the first slide region with a increasing distance from the internal-diameter surface of each flange, and a forward/backward movement region, which extends from a trailing end portion of the first slide region.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein the support bracket has slide grooves formed in opposite lower portions thereof, and each of the first stopper and the second stopper has sliders integrally formed on opposite sides thereof to be movably inserted into the slide grooves in a forward or backward direction thereof.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 9, wherein the first stopper and the second stopper are connected to each other via a connection spring, and are surrounded by a ring spring while contacting with the opposite lower portions of the support bracket.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein the respective guide wings are elastically connected to each other at first end portions thereof via a first return spring and a nipple.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein the flap has a rear end portion, which is hinged to and elastically connected to a lower end portion of the second stopper via a second return spring.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The integrated fuel-mixing prevention device of claim 1, wherein the flap has a front end portion integrally provided with a lock portion, and the first stopper has a locking protrusion formed on a lower end portion thereof wherein the lock portion is accommodated on and locked by the locking protrusion.