Valve device
AssigneeNifco Inc.
InventorKensuke OGOSE
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Abstract
A valve device includes a float and a case storing the float. The valve device forms a part of a ventilation passage of a fuel tank. The case includes a partition wall which divides inside the case into an upper chamber and a storage chamber to house the float. The partition wall includes a rising portion opened and closed by the float, and a rising portion which surrounds the opening in the upper chamber. A dividing portion is formed in the rising portion to guide liquid to flow downward, and an upper surface of the partition wall outside the rising portion is formed with a gradient such that a side of the dividing part is a low part of an inclined portion thereof.
Claims5
A valve device forming a part of a ventilation passage of a fuel tank, comprising:
- a float;
- and
- a case storing the float,
- wherein the case includes a partition wall dividing an inside of the case into an upper chamber and a storage chamber for storing the float,
- the partition wall includes an opening opened and closed by the float, and a rising portion surrounding the opening in the upper chamber,
- the rising portion includes a dividing portion for guiding liquid to flow downward, and
- an upper surface of the partition wall outside the rising portion has a gradient such that a side of the dividing part is a low part of an inclined portion thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.