Fuel filler member for vehicles
AssigneeFabbrica Italiana Serrature Torino Fist
InventorAttilio Dal Palu
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Abstract
A fuel filler member for vehicles is disposed between and fluidly connects a fuel filler inlet on the vehicle with the vehicle fuel tank. The fuel member includes a first corrugated filler pipe placing the inlet and tank in fluid communication, and a second corrugated breather pipe contained within the first pipe, for conveying air present in the tank towards the fuel filler inlet. The first and second pipes are made of nylon, while the sleeves and/or members connecting the pipes to the filler inlet and tank are made of an acetal resin.
Claims16
For use in conjunction with a vehicle including a fuel tank and a fuel filler inlet, a fuel filler member disposed between and connecting said inlet and said tank, said member comprising a first fuel filler pipe, and a second breather pipe located in said first pipe, said first and second pipes defining between them a passageway permitting fluid communication between said inlet and said tank;
- wherein said second pipe is dimensioned to convey air present in said tank towards said inlet, is in major part rectilinear, and is shorter than the longitudinal extent of said first pipe;
- and wherein said second pipe includes a second pipe central portion having a corrugated outer surface.
For use in conjunction with a vehicle including a fuel tank and a fuel filler inlet, a fuel filler member disposed between and fluidly connecting said tank and said inlet, comprising a first fuel filler pipe placing said tank and said inlet in fluid communication, and a second breather pipe disposed in said first pipe and dimensioned to convey air present in said tank towards said inlet, wherein said first pipe has a first end portion engaged internally by an annular portion of said fuel filler inlet and a second end portion internally engaged by a first sleeve in communication with said tank by means of a second sleeve extending from said tank and internally engaged by said first sleeve;
- between said annular portion of said fuel filler inlet and said first end portion of said first pipe and between said first sleeve and said second end portion of said first pipe there being provided respective first and second fixing and orientation means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.