Liquid container
AssigneeMikuni Corporation
InventorTakumi OIKAWA
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Abstract
A liquid container according to the present invention includes: a container 2 temporarily storing a fuel; and a drain unit 3 discharging the fuel from a communication hole 11 provided at a lower portion of the container 2, and the drain unit 3 includes a valve body 15 formed of metal with higher strength and hardness than those of the container 2 made of resin, including a drain passage establishing communication between the communication hole 11 and outside and a valve seat facing the drain passage, which are formed therein, and detachably fixed to the container 2, and a drain screw 16 having a valve element attached to the valve body 15 for opening and closing the drain passage by being separated from or abutting the valve seat.
Claims13
A liquid container comprising:
- a container main body storing a liquid;
- and
- a drain unit discharging the liquid from a communication hole provided in the container main body,
- wherein the drain unit includes
- a valve body formed of a material with higher strength and hardness than those of the container main body, including a drain passage establishing communication between the communication hole and outside and a valve seat facing the drain passage therein, and detachably fixed to the container main body, and
- a drain screw having a valve element attached to the valve body for opening and closing the drain passage by being separated from or abutting the valve seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.