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US 2014/0209209 A1Published application
Refueling adapter
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorBrian Thomas Aitken
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Abstract
A refueling adapter is provided. The refueling adapter includes a nozzle section and an inlet section coupled to and positioned upstream of the nozzle section, the inlet section including a restrictor element extending across an inlet section flow passage and an anti-sealing rib coupled to an inlet section housing and axially extending across the inlet section flow passage.
Claims20
A refueling adapter comprising:
- a nozzle section;
- and
- an inlet section coupled to and positioned upstream of the nozzle section, the inlet section including a restrictor element extending across an inlet section flow passage and an anti-sealing rib coupled to an inlet section housing and axially extending across the inlet section flow passage.
A refueling adapter comprising:
- a nozzle section;
- and
- an inlet section coupled to and positioned upstream of the nozzle section, the inlet section including a restrictor element extending across an inlet section flow passage and an anti-sealing rib coupled to an inlet section housing, axially extending across the inlet section flow passage, circumferentially extending around only a portion of the inlet section housing, and positioned upstream of the restrictor element.
A system, comprising:
- a vehicle having a cap-less fuel tank filler inlet;
- and
- a refueling adapter comprising:
- a nozzle section and an inlet section coupled to and positioned upstream of the nozzle section, the inlet section including a restrictor element extending across an inlet section flow passage and an anti-sealing rib coupled to an inlet section housing and axially extending across the inlet section flow passage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.