Fueling device
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Hagano, Masayuki Nakagawa
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AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Hagano, Masayuki Nakagawa
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The fueling device includes a casing main body with an inlet opening. The casing main body is mountable in the fuel passage of the fuel filler pipe. A cap main body for opening and closing the inlet opening is engageable with the casing main body. A shutter is disposed in the fuel passage on the fuel tank side and is urged closed by a biasing member. A seal ring is mounted on the shutter, which is seated on a seat surface of the casing main body so as to seal the interior of the fuel tank in an air-tight manner against the outside by compression of the seal ring between the shutter and the seat surface. Engagement catches that fasten the cap main body to the casing main body operate to connect the cap main body and the shutter in such a manner that rotational force of the cap main body is converted into force in the direction in which the seal component is pressed to the seat surface to compress the sealing ring therebetween.
A fueling device assembly for fueling a fuel tank, comprising:
A fueling device for fueling a fuel tank through a fuel passage of a fuel filter pipe communicating with the fuel tank, said fueling device comprising:
A fueling device assembly for fueling a fuel tank, comprising:
A fueling device assembly for fueling a fuel tank, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Fuel tanks: tank inlets
Tank inlets: filler caps for fuel tanks
Arrangements or special measures related to fuel tanks or fuel handling: for improving the sealing
Receptacles: gasoline tank cap
Term ended 19 Sep 2020 (estimated)
Priority is claimed based on Japanese Patent Application No. 11-268158 filed on Sep. 22, 1999, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-268164 filed on Sep. 22, 1999, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-272654 filed on Sep. 27, 1999, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-57177 filed on Mar. 2, 2000, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fueling device for fueling a fuel tank through a passage of a fuel filler pipe.
The invention will now be explained in further detail with reference to the following figures, in which:
FIG. 1 is a cross section depicting a fueling device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross section depicting an exploded view of the structural parts of the fueling device;
FIG. 1 is a cross section depicting a vehicle (e.g., automobile) fueling device 10 in accordance with a first embodiment of the first invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross section depicting in exploded view the structural parts of the fueling device 10. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the fueling device 10 is screwed onto the filler neck FN of an inlet pipe IP (fuel filler pipe) supplying fuel to the fuel tank (not shown in figure). The fueling device 10 comprises: a casing main body 20 formed of a synthetic resin material such as a polyacetal; a cover 40 formed of a synthetic resin material such as nylon, that is attached to the top of the casing main body 20; a cap main body 50 for closing the upper opening of the casing main body 20; a shutter 80 mounted in the casing main body 20; a seal ring 90 mounted on the shutter 80; and a gasket GS that is mounted around the upper outer periphery of the casing main body 20 to seal the space between the cap and the filler neck FN. A cylindrical protector PT for protecting the filler neck FN is mounted around the outer periphery of the filler neck FN. The protector PT is attached by way of an external seal component SI to a body plate BP so that the filler neck FN is supported by the body plate BP.
The fueling device 10 is fueled by a fuel gun (not shown in the figure) after the cap main body 50 has been removed. The structure of the fueling device 10 is described in detail below.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross section of the fueling device 10 illustrated in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an oblique exploded view of the fueling device 10. In FIGS. 3 and 4, the casing main body 20 is detachably mounted on the filler neck FN, and comprises a cylindrical side wall 21 and a flange 22 formed on the side wall 21, which are unitarily formed by injection molding using a resin material such as polyacetal. Midway in the casing main body 20, a partition wall 24 protrudes from the side wall 21 toward the center. The partition wall 24 divides the body into a mutually communicating upper chamber 25 and lower chamber 26. The upper chamber 25 is formed so as to house the cap main body 50, and the lower chamber 26 is formed so as to house the shutter 80. A thread 21a is formed on the outer periphery of the side wall 21. The thread 21a is formed in such a way as to be screwed to one thread FNc of the filler neck FN (see FIG. 1). The flange 22 comprises an upper engagement projection 22a for attachment to the cover 40, as described below, and a seal retention surface 21c for retaining the gasket GS relative to the side wall 21.