Fuel Tank For Motor Vehicles With Filling Level Limiting Device
AssigneeMagna Steyr Fuel Systems Gesembh
InventorThomas Fuchs
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Abstract
A fuel tank for vehicles has a filler tube and a filling level limiting device, with the filler tube comprising, in the interior of the fuel tank, a closing device which interacts with an actuating device which is composed of: a) a frame which is fastened in the interior of the fuel tank and which has a force store which actuates the closing device; b) a locking arrangement which holds the force store in the stressed state; c) a release mechanism which is operatively connected to a float; and d) a stressing mechanism for stressing the force store. The actuating device ensures that a flap closes precisely when a nominal filling level is reached, and does not open again even under intense fluctuation of the liquid level.
Claims10
A fuel tank for vehicles comprising a filler tube having a portion located within the tank, a filling level limiting device located within the tank, a closing device for the filler tube which interacts with an actuating device, the actuating device comprising:
- a) a frame fastened in the interior of the fuel tank and a force store located in the frame which actuates the closing device;
- b) a locking arrangement which holds the force store in a stressed state;
- c) a release mechanism operatively connected to a float;
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- d) a stressing mechanism for stressing the force store for moving the closing device between an open position and a close position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.