Weldable fuel tank valve apparatus
AssigneeStant Manufacturing Inc.
InventorDean C. Foltz
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes a valve assembly and a retainer that couples the valve assembly in a fuel tank. The valve assembly includes a housing having a body portion, a flange coupled to the body portion and retainer blocks extending from the body portion spaced-apart from the flange. A valve is positioned to lie in the housing. The retainer is adapted to be coupled to an exterior surface of the tank. The retainer includes a body portion that defines a passageway sized to receive the body portion of the housing and a ring coupled to the body portion of the retainer and formed to extend into the passageway. The flange and retainer blocks cooperate with the body portion of the retainer and ring to couple the valve assembly and retainer together.
Claims39
An apparatus for mounting a vent valve assembly in an aperture of a fuel tank, the apparatus comprising
- a valve assembly including a housing having a body, a flange coupled to the body, and a retainer block extending from the body and being spaced-apart from the flange and a valve positioned to lie in the housing, and
- a retainer adapted to be coupled to an exterior surface of the fuel tank, the retainer including a body portion defining a passageway being sized to receive the body of the housing therein and a ring coupled to the body portion and extending into the passageway, the flange and retainer block of the housing cooperating with the body portion and the ring of the retainer to couple the valve assembly and retainer together.
An apparatus for mounting a vent valve assembly in an aperture of a fuel tank, the apparatus comprising
- a valve assembly including a housing having a body, a flange coupled to the body, and a retainer block extending from the body and being spaced-apart from the flange and a valve positioned to lie within the housing, and
- a retainer including a body portion formed to include an upper portion, a lower portion, a passageway extending between the upper and lower portions and being sized to receive the body of the housing, and a weld flange extending from the lower portion and adapted to be coupled to an exterior surface of the fuel tank and a ring coupled to the body portion and extending into the passageway, the flange and retainer block of the housing cooperating with the upper portion and the ring of the retainer to couple the valve assembly and retainer together.
A fuel tank assembly comprising
- a fuel tank formed to include a wall having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and an aperture extending between the exterior and interior surfaces,
- a valve assembly including a housing having a body extending through the aperture, a flange coupled to the body, and a retainer block extending from the body and being spaced-apart from the flange, and
- a retainer including a body portion formed to include a weld flange coupled to the exterior surface of the fuel tank and a passageway in general alignment with the aperture of the fuel tank and sized to receive the body of the housing and a ring coupled to the body portion and extending into the passageway, the flange and retainer block of the housing cooperating with the body portion and the ring of the retainer to couple valve assembly and retainer together.
A tank valve apparatus comprising
- a valve assembly and
- a retainer adapted to be coupled to an exterior surface of a tank, the retainer including a body portion defining a passageway receiving the valve assembly therein and a mount coupled to the body portion and extending into the passageway to retain the valve assembly in the passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.