Tank filling equipment
AssigneeAkwel
InventorsGeoffroy Meyer, Christophe Bondran
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Abstract
The equipment includes a tank having a filler neck extending along a main axis and a member for filling the tank through the neck. In particular, the member is configured so that it can be mounted to slide inside the neck along the said axis between a proximal position in which the neck is closed and a distal position in which the tank can be filled from a distance. The member includes a tubular body provided with a closed distal end portion and a peripheral wall provided with a filling mouth, the member being configured so that in the proximal position the distal portion forms a cap for sealing the neck and in the distal position the filling mouth of the member is released from the neck to allow the reservoir to be filled.
Claims13
A device for a motor vehicle, the device comprising:
- a tank provided with a filler neck extending along a main axis;
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- a member for filling the tank through the neck, wherein:
- the member is configured to be mounted to slide inside the neck along said axis between a proximal position for closing the neck and a distal position allowing the tank to be filled from a distance,
- the member comprises a body having a closed distal end portion and a peripheral wall having with a filling mouth,
- the member is configured so that, in the proximal position, the distal end portion forms a stopper for sealing the neck and, in the distal position, the filling mouth of the member is released from the neck to allow the tank to be filled, and
- the main axis of the neck is inclined upwards with respect to a horizontal direction, and the member is configured, at least in its distal position, to be able to tilt downwards relative to the main axis of the neck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.