# US 5,348,177 A · Fuel backward flow-preventing device for use in an automotive vehicle

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- Number: US 5,348,177 A
- Document ID: US5348177A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/164,942
- Filed: 1993-12-10
- Granted: 1994-09-20
- Earliest claimed: 1992-12-12
- Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company
- Inventors: Younkwan Sung
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5348177A

## CPC

- B60K 15/04: Tank inlets (B60K15/077 takes precedence)
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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; and
a coupling means for connecting said inside portion of said fuel filler to said guide member lengthwise.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein said floater member has a cone-shaped configuration in order to reduce a floating resistance at the time of the supply of the fuel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein said floater member is disposed in a posture that its inside contacts the fuel of the fuel tank and its outside contacts a supplied fuel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein said guide member is combined with the outside of the fuel filler.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein said coupling means is integrally formed with grooves formed on the fuel filler and the guide member, and includes arms having hooks inserted elastically into said grooves.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein said floater member has a space where air is present between its inside and the fuel surface of the fuel tank.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein said guide member has flanges for preventing the floater member from being alienated on its lower portion.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein said passages have a length where the floater member is blocked, with being disposed on the top.