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US 3,938,692 AGranted
Pressure-vacuum relief fuel tank cap with roll-over safety valve feature
AssigneeStant Manufacturing Inc.
InventorBilly G. Crute
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AssigneeStant Manufacturing Inc.
InventorBilly G. Crute
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A pressure-vacuum cap for a chamber such as an automobile gas tank having a normally upwardly extending filler neck formed with a peripherally and radially extending, upwardly facing sealing surface concentric with the longitudinal axis of the neck, the cap comprising a cover, a concentric housing extending downwardly from the cover into the filler neck and a gasket or gaskets providing a seal between the housing and the sealing surface, the housing providing a valve body having a centrally disposed, concentric passageway extending axially therethrough and in communication with the chamber. A pressure-vacuum valve arrangement is disposed in that passageway for normalizing the pressure in the chamber, venting the chamber to atmosphere when the pressure in the chamber exceeds a predetermined superatmospheric level and when the pressure in the chamber drops below a predetermined subatmospheric level. The valve body also provides, in addition to the pressure-vacuum valve arrangement, a roll-over valve feature. Particularly, the passageway defines a downwardly facing, generally spherical valve seat, and a ball is disposed in the passageway to move against the valve seat to close the passageway against movement of fluid from the chamber when the filler neck is tilted downwardly to a predetermined angle relative to a horizontal plane.
A pressure-vacuum cap for a chamber having a normally upwardly extending filler neck formed with a peripherally and radially extending, upwardly facing sealing surface concentric with the longitudinal axis of said neck, said cap comprising a cover, means providing a concentric housing extending downwardly into said filler neck and connected to said cover, means providing a seal between said housing means and said sealing surface, said housing means including a valve body providing a centrally disposed concentric passageway extending axially therethrough and in communication with said chamber, pressure-vacuum valve means disposed in said passageway for normalizing the pressure in such a chamber, venting the chamber to atmosphere when the pressure in the chamber exceeds a predetermined superatmospheric level and when the pressure in the chamber drops below a predetermined subatmospheric level, said valve body including, in said passageway, a resilient plug providing a concentric, axially downwardly facing valve seat with a concentric venting opening extending axially therethrough, and a ball disposed in said passageway to move into closing engagement with said valve seat to close said passageway against the movement of fluid from said chamber when the filler neck is tilted downwardly to a predetermined angle relative to a horizontal plane.
A pressure-vacuum cap for a chamber having a normally upwardly extending filler neck formed with a peripherally and radially extending sealing surface concentric with the longitudinal axis of said neck, said cap comprising a cover, a valve body providing a centrally disposed passageway extending axially therethrough concentric with and in communication with said filler neck, means for connecting said valve body to said cover so that said valve body extends axially downwardly into said filler neck, means for providing a seal between said valve body and said sealing surface, said valve body and its passageway having an axially upper end portion and an axially lower end portion, pressure-vacuum valve means disposed in the upper end portion of said passageway for normalizing the pressure in such a chamber, venting the chamber to atmosphere when the pressure in the chamber exceeds a predetermined superatmospheric level and when the pressure in the chamber drops below a predetermined subatmospheric level, a resilient plug inserted into the lower portion of said passageway, said soft plug being formed to provide a concentric, axially downwardly facing valve seat, and a valve ball disposed in the lower end portion of said passageway to move into closing engagement with said valve seat to close said passageway against the movement of fluid from said chamber when the filler neck is tilted downwardly to a predetermined angle relative to a horizontal plane.
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