Flush-mount fuel cap with valve
AssigneeHarley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
InventorsTony Nicosia, Craig DeRuyter, Ken Dietzler, Joerg Lienenkamp
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fuel cap adapted to close an inlet of a fuel tank. The fuel cap includes a body portion adapted to engage the inlet of the fuel tank. The body portion defines a central axis. The fuel cap also includes a valve coupled to the body portion. The valve selectively allows an airflow through the body portion. The fuel cap further includes a cap cover coupled to the body portion and movable along the central axis relative to the body portion.
Claims24
A fuel cap adapted to close an inlet of a fuel tank, the fuel cap comprising:
- a body portion adapted to engage the inlet of the fuel tank, the body portion defining a central axis;
- a valve coupled to the body portion, the valve selectively allowing an airflow through the body portion;
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- a cap cover coupled to the body portion and movable along the central axis relative to the body portion.
A fuel tank assembly comprising:
- a fuel tank including a fuel inlet in an upper surface of the fuel tank;
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- a fuel cap engageable with the fuel inlet, the fuel cap including a valve for selectively allowing an airflow through the fuel cap;
- wherein an upper portion of the fuel cap is substantially aligned with the upper surface of the fuel tank when the fuel cap is engaged with the fuel inlet, and wherein the valve is positioned below the upper surface of the fuel tank when the fuel cap is engaged with the fuel inlet.
A fuel cap adapted to close an inlet of a fuel tank, the fuel cap comprising:
- a body portion adapted to engage the inlet of the fuel tank, the body portion defining a central axis;
- a movable portion coupled to the body portion and movable along the central axis relative to the body portion, the movable portion having a passageway therethrough;
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- a valve coupled to the body portion, the valve selectively allowing an airflow through the body portion and the passageway of the movable portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.