Fuel cut-off valve
AssigneeKyosan Denki Co., Ltd.
InventorsKeiji Suzuki, Norikazu Sugimura
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Abstract
A fuel cut-off valve includes a case having a first opening communicated with the inside of a fuel tank and a second opening communicated with a canister; a lower float that is provided so as to move up and down inside the case and has a first valve member above the lower float; an upper float that is provided so as to move up and down above an upper portion of the lower float and has a second valve member and a third opening communicated with the canister; a first valve seat provided on the upper float, against which the first valve member abuts to close off the third opening; a second valve seat against which the second valve member abuts to close off the second opening; and a guide member that guides the upper float when the upper float moves up and down.
Claims12
A fuel cut-off valve comprising:
- a case having (i) a first opening communicated with an inside of a fuel tank, (ii) a second opening communicated with a canister, and (iii) a guide member;
- a lower float that is provided so as to move up and down inside the case and has a first valve member above the lower float;
- an upper float that is provided so as to move up and down above an upper portion of the lower float and has a second valve member and a third opening communicated with the canister, the upper float having a cylindrical body that surrounds the third opening and extends upward;
- a first valve seat provided on the upper float, against which the first valve member abuts to close off the third opening;
- a second valve seat against which the second valve member abuts to close off the second opening,
- wherein:
- the guide member has an inner peripheral edge that faces an outer periphery of the cylindrical body,
- the guide member guides the upper float when the upper float moves up and down, and
- the inner peripheral edge is located at an inside of the second valve seat in a radial direction.
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