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US 5,348,177 AGranted
Fuel backward flow-preventing device for use in an automotive vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorYounkwan Sung
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a fuel backward flow-preventing device for use in an automotive vehicle of the present invention, comprising: a fuel filler and a fuel tank; a guide member connected to an inside portion of the fuel filler and having a plurality of slits and a plurality of passages; a floater member having projections slidably combined to the slits and ascending according to a fuel volume to block the passages; and a coupling means for connecting the inside portion of the fuel filler to the guide member lengthwise.
Claims8
A fuel backward flow-preventing device for use in an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel filler and a fuel tank;
- a guide member connected to an inside portion of said fuel filler and having a plurality of slits and a plurality of passages;
- a floater member having projections slidably combined to said slits and ascending according to a fuel volume to block said passages;
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- a coupling means for connecting said inside portion of said fuel filler to said guide member lengthwise.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.