Fuel supply structure for filler pipe
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorMasaki WAKAO
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Abstract
Disclosed is a fuel supply structure for a filler pipe including the hollow circular cylindrical part having the fuel filler port and the connection opening, the first flap mechanism which is disposed on a side of the fuel filler port of the hollow circular cylindrical part and opens the fuel filler port in response to press by a nozzle, the drain through hole for communication between the inside and the outside of the hollow circular cylindrical part, and the drain hole shutting valve for open and shutting the drain through hole. The drain hole shutting valve is provided with the opening/shutter mechanism including the valve member for shutting the drain through hole in response to an opening operation of the first shutter member.
Claims4
A fuel supply structure of a filler pipe, comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical part including an opening into which a nozzle of a fueling gun is inserted and a connection opening connected to the filler pipe for supplying fuel to a fuel tank;
- a flap mechanism which normally shuts the opening and opens the opening when the flap mechanism receives a pressure by the inserted fueling gun;
- a drain through hole in the hollow cylindrical part which provides communication between the inside and the outside of the hollow circular cylindrical part;
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- a drain hole shutting valve which opens and shuts the drain through hole in response to an opening operation of the flap mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.