Fuel filler structure of fuel feeding pipe
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorYusuke MIURA
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Abstract
A fuel filler structure of a fuel feeding pipe prevents efficiency of sucking volatile fuel from being decreased during refueling even if a drain hole is formed, and includes: a cylinder that includes an opening and a connecting port; a first flap mechanism that is arranged near the opening of the cylinder and opens the opening when a nozzle is inserted; a drain hole that is formed in the cylinder and communicates inside the cylinder with outside; and a drain hole switching valve that opens and closes the drain hole, wherein the drain hole switching valve has a closing mechanism including a valve body that is pressed by the nozzle when the nozzle is inserted through the opening, so that the drain hole is closed.
Claims5
A fuel filler structure of a fuel feeding pipe comprising:
- a cylinder that includes an opening through which a nozzle of a fueling gun is inserted and a connecting port to which the fuel feeding pipe is connected for supplying fuel to a fuel tank;
- a flap mechanism that is arranged near the opening of the cylinder and opens the opening when the nozzle is inserted;
- a drain hole that is formed in the cylinder and communicates inside the cylinder with outside;
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- a drain hole switching valve that opens and closes the drain hole;
- wherein the drain hole switching valve has a closing mechanism that is pressed by the nozzle when the nozzle is inserted through the opening, so that the drain hole is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.