Device for filling vehicle tank with liquid fuel
AssigneeStaubli Faverges
InventorsChristophe Durieux, Alain-Christophe Tiberghien
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Abstract
The device according to the invention comprises a connector on-board the vehicle, connected to the fuel tank via a pouring conduit and provided with a closure valve, and a filling element adapted to be connected to this connector. The filling element is provided with at least one member for detecting the abutment of the filling element on a fixed part of the connector, this member being adapted to control the displacement of a hook for locking the aforementioned element on the connector, between a first position where the hook is disengaged with respect to the connector and a second position where the hook is in engagement on the connector.
Claims17
Device for filling a vehicle tank with liquid fuel, said device comprising a connector on-board the vehicle, connected to said tank at least via a pouring conduit and provided with a closure valve, and a filling element adapted to be connected on this connector,
- wherein said filling element is provided with at least one member for detecting the abutment of said filling element on a fixed part of said connector, said member being adapted to control the displacement of a hook for locking said element on said connector, between a first position where said hook is disengaged with respect to said connector and a second position where said hook is in engagement on said connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.