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US 2019/0168608 A1Published application
Fuel shutoff valve
AssigneeKyosan Denki Co., Ltd.
InventorAkinari SUGIYAMA
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Abstract
A fuel shutoff valve includes a valve, a float, and an auxiliary member. The valve is configured to open or close an air passage of a fuel tank. The float floats on fuel and moves in a valve closing direction to close the valve, or in a valve opening direction opposite to the valve closing direction to open the valve. The auxiliary member has a predetermined weight, and abuts on the float to apply a weight on the float in the valve opening direction, or separating from the float not to apply the weight on the float in the valve closing direction.
Claims10
A fuel shutoff valve comprising:
- a valve configured to open or close an air passage of a fuel tank;
- a float floating on fuel and moving in a valve closing direction to close the valve, or moving in a valve opening direction opposite to the valve closing direction to open the valve;
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- an auxiliary member having a predetermined weight, the auxiliary member abutting on the float to apply a weight on the float in the valve opening direction, or separating from the float not to apply the weight on the float in the valve closing direction, wherein
- the auxiliary member is disposed on an outer side of the float in a radial direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.