Filling system for operating fluid containers
AssigneeKautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsDirk Eulitz, Hilmer Schichlein
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Abstract
The invention discloses a filling system for an operating fluid container (1) of a motor vehicle, comprising a filling hose (10) and at least one filling hose holding device (20). The filling hose holding device (20) can be fastened in an installation space of the motor vehicle, and the filling hose (10) can be fluid-connected to an operating fluid container (1) and to a filling neck (30). The filling hose (10) can be fastened in the installation space of the motor vehicle by means of the filling hose holding device (20) in such a manner that the filling hose (10) follows a contour defined by the filling hose holding device (20).
Claims21
A filling system for an operating fluid container of a motor vehicle, comprising (a) a filling hose and (b) at least one filling hose holding device comprising a contoured portion, wherein
- (i) the filling hose holding device is configured to be fastened in an installation space of the motor vehicle;
- (ii) the entire filling hose is flexible and is configured to be fluidically connected to the operating fluid container and to a filling neck;
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- (iii) the filling hose is configured to be fastened in the installation space of the motor vehicle by engagement with the at least one filling hose holding device such that a portion of the filling hose, when engaged with filling hose holding device, assumes a S-shaped contour defined by the contoured portion of the filling hose holding device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.