Filler neck for filling an operating substance or additive into a vehicle tank by means of a fuel pump nozzle
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorJulian Klug
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Abstract
A filler neck (1) for filling an operating substance, such as fuel or AdBlue® or urea, or an additive, such as water, into a vehicle tank by way of a fuel pump nozzle. The filler neck (1) has a filler neck body (2), which can be accommodated in a filler pipe leading to the vehicle tank. The filler neck (1) furthermore has a fuel pump nozzle guide with an insertion section (4) for guiding a fuel pump nozzle, which is accommodated or is to be accommodated in the filler neck body (2), in the direction of the vehicle tank. The filler neck body (2) and the insertion section (4) of the fuel pump nozzle guide are formed together as an integral casting, in particular plastics injection moulding.
Claims17
A filler neck (1) for filling an operating substance into a vehicle tank by way of a fuel pump nozzle, wherein the filler neck (1) includes:
- a filler neck body (2) configured for positioning in a filler pipe leading to the vehicle tank;
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- a fuel pump nozzle guide with an insertion section (4) for guiding a fuel pump nozzle, which is accommodated or is to be accommodated in the filler neck body (2), in a direction of the vehicle tank,
- wherein the filler neck body (2) and the insertion section (4) of the fuel pump nozzle guide are formed together as an integral casting formed by plastics injection moulding;
- wherein the insertion section (4) of the fuel pump nozzle guide has a first segment (5) which is formed integrally with the filler neck body (2) and is connected fixedly to the filler neck body (2) in the interior of the filler neck body (2) and at least one second segment (6) which is connected in an articulated manner to the filler neck body (2), wherein the second segment (6) is pivotable relative to the filler neck body (2) between a first position, in which the second segment (6) is present outside the filler neck body (2), and a second position, in which the second segment (6) is present within the filler neck body (2) and, together with the first segment (5), forms the fuel pump nozzle guide.
A filler neck (1) for filling an operating substance into a vehicle tank by way of a fuel pump nozzle, wherein the filler neck (1) includes:
- a filler neck body (2) configured for positioning in a filler pipe leading to the vehicle tank, wherein in the filler neck body includes an internal passage and a window opening (8) through the opening to the internal passage;
- a fuel pump nozzle guide with an insertion section (4) for guiding a fuel pump nozzle inserted into the filler neck body (2) in a direction of the vehicle tank;
- a first closure element (3) located at a vehicle-tank-facing end region of the filler neck body (2) and which, in its closed position, closes a vehicle tank fill passage;
- wherein the filler neck body (2) and the insertion section (4) of the fuel pump nozzle guide are formed together as an integral casting formed by plastics injection moulding;
- wherein the insertion section (4) of the fuel pump nozzle guide has a first segment (5) which is formed integrally with the filler neck body (2) and is connected fixedly to the filler neck body (2) in the interior of the filler neck body (2) and at least one second segment (6) which is connected in an articulated manner to the filler neck body (2), wherein the second segment (6) is pivotable relative to the filler neck body (2) between a first position, in which the second segment (6) is present outside the filler neck body (2) and away from the window opening (8) such that the closure element (3) is accessible through the window opening (8) in the filler neck body, and a second position, in which the second segment (6) is present within the filler neck body (2) and prevents access to the closure element (3) through the window opening (8) in the filler neck body;
- wherein, when the second segment (6) is in the second position, the second segment (6), together with the first segment (5), forms a misfuelling block of the fuel pump nozzle guide.
A filler neck (1) for filling an operating substance into a vehicle tank by way of a fuel pump nozzle, wherein the filler neck (1) includes:
- a filler neck body (2) configured for positioning in a filler pipe leading to the vehicle tank, wherein in the filler neck body includes an internal passage and a window opening (8) through the opening to the internal passage;
- a fuel pump nozzle guide with an insertion section (4) for guiding a fuel pump nozzle inserted into the filler neck body (2) in a direction of the vehicle tank;
- wherein the filler neck body (2) and the insertion section (4) of the fuel pump nozzle guide are formed together as an integral casting formed by plastics injection moulding;
- wherein the insertion section (4) of the fuel pump nozzle guide has a first segment (5) which is formed integrally with the filler neck body (2) and is connected fixedly to the filler neck body (2) in the interior of the filler neck body (2) and at least one second segment (6) which is connected in an articulated manner to the filler neck body (2), wherein the second segment (6) is pivotable relative to the filler neck body (2) between a first position, in which the second segment (6) is present outside the filler neck body (2), and a second position, in which the second segment (6) is present within the filler neck body (2);
- wherein the second segment (6) is connected via at least one film hinge (7) to the filler neck body (2) so as to be pivotable relative to the filler neck body (2), wherein a pivot axis defined by the film hinge (7) runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the filler neck body (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.