Fuel tank filler pipe assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorJae-San Kim
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Abstract
A filler pipe assembly for a fuel tank which comprises a filler pipe adapted to be connected to a fuel tank, the filler pipe containing an inlet aperture; a first plate hingedly mounted to the filler pipe and biased to close the filler pipe; a valve housing mounted to one side of the filler pipe; inflow and outflow pipes providing communication between the valve housing and a fuel tank, respectively; a second plate hingedly mounted to the outflow pipe to close the outflow pipe; and a valve disposed in the housing for opening and closing the second plate in response to the opening and closing of the first plate.
Claims4
A filler pipe assembly for a fuel tank which comprises:
- a filler pipe adapted to be connected to a fuel tank, said filler pipe containing an inlet aperture;
- first plate means hingedly mounted to said filler pipe and biased to close said filler pipe;
- a valve housing mounted to one side of said filler pipe;
- inflow and outflow means providing communication between the valve housing and a fuel tank, respectively;
- second plate means hingedly mounted to said outflow means to close said outflow means;
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- connecting means disposed in said housing for opening and closing said second plate in response to the opening and closing of said first plate means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.