Rotary fuel filler valve actuator

A rotary valve actuator for actuating a rotary fuel filler valve having a valve pivotally disposed in a housing and movable between first and second positions, comprising:

• a first strap coupled to the valve and disposed about a pivot axis thereof in a first direction;
• a second strap coupled to the valve and disposed about the pivot axis thereof in a second direction, opposite the direction of the first strap;
• a first resilient arm coupled to one of the housing or the valve, the first resilient arm having a first arm tab protruding therefrom and a first arm engagement member protruding therefrom;
• a first wall member coupled to the one of the housing or the valve to which the first resilient arm is not coupled, the first wall member having a first opening, a first inner side, a first outer side, and a first wall engagement portion;
• the first resilient arm located adjacent the first inner side of the first wall member, the first arm tab protruding through the first opening and the first arm engagement member engaged with the first wall engagement portion when the valve is in the first position,
• the first strap disposed about the first outer side of the first wall member and over the first arm tab protruding through the first opening, the first strap engageable with the first arm tab to disengage the first arm engagement member from the first wall engagement portion, whereby the valve is pivotable from the first position to the second position.

A rotary fuel filler valve comprising:

• a housing having a receptacle;
• a valve pivotally disposed in the receptacle of the housing, the valve pivotal about a pivot axis between first and second positions;
• an actuator member coupled to the valve;
• a first resilient arm coupled to one of the housing or to the actuator member, the first resilient arm having a first arm tab protruding therefrom and a first arm engagement member protruding therefrom;
• a first wall member coupled to the one of the housing or the actuator member to which the first resilient arm is not coupled, the first wall member having a first opening, a first inner side, and a first wall engagement portion;
• the first resilient arm located adjacent the first inner side of the first wall member, between the pivot axis of the valve and the first wall member, the first arm tab aligned with the first opening and the first arm engagement member engaged with the first wall engagement portion when the valve is in the first position.