Tank closure assembly
AssigneeMAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems GesmbH
InventorMartin Langemann
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Abstract
A tank closure assembly for closing the filler neck of a vehicle tank, the tank closure assembly having a closing body of cap-like design which can be screwed onto the filler neck and which has a receptacle for a sealing element in order to seal off an annular gap between the filler neck and the closing body. An insert element is introduced into the closing body through an open underside thereof and is attached in the closing body, the insert element carrying one or more internal threads via which the closing body can be fixed to the filler neck. The receptacle is formed between the insert element and the top side of the closing body.
Claims17
A tank closure assembly for a filler neck of a vehicle tank, the tank closure assembly comprising:
- a closing body configured for connection to the filler neck, the closing body having a receptacle and an open top side thereof with an orifice which serves to ventilate and bleed the vehicle tank;
- a diaphragm which closes the orifice from an inside of the closing body;
- a sealing element provided in the receptacle to provide a seal at an annular gap between the filler neck and the closing body;
- a supporting ring which supports the diaphragm, the supporting ring being provided in the receptacle of the closing body between the sealing element and the diaphragm;
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- an insert element configured for receipt into the closing body, the insert element having internal threads via which the closing body is attached to the filler neck, the receptacle being formed between the insert element and a top side of the closing body.
A tank closure assembly for a filler neck of a vehicle tank, the tank closure assembly comprising:
- a closing body configured for connection to the filler neck, the closing body having a receptacle and an orifice at an open top side thereof;
- a sealing element provided in the receptacle which provides a seal at an annular gap between the filler neck and the closing body;
- an insert element received into the closing body at a bottom side thereof and is fixed in the closing body, the insert element having internal threads via which the closing body is connected to the filler neck, a plurality of latching recesses at a lower region thereof, a plurality of latching noses each configured for receipt into a corresponding one of the latching recesses, and a plurality of sloping faces formed on surface thereof spatially above the latching recesses, each configured for engagement by a corresponding one of the latching noses when the insert element is received into the closing body;
- a diaphragm which closes the orifice from the inside of the closing body;
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- a supporting ring which supports the diaphragm, the supporting ring being provided in the receptacle between the sealing element and the diaphragm.
A tank closure assembly for a filler neck of a vehicle tank, the tank closure assembly comprising:
- a closing body having on a top side thereof an orifice configured to ventilate and bleed the tank;
- a diaphragm provided in the closing body to close the orifice from an inside of the closing body, the diaphragm being air-permeable and liquid-impermeable;
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- an insert element configured for receipt into the closing body at a bottom side thereof and by which the closing body is connected to the filler neck, the insert element having a plurality of latching recesses at a lower region thereof, a plurality of latching noses each configured for receipt into a corresponding one of the latching recesses, a plurality of sloping faces formed on surface thereof spatially above the latching recesses, each configured for engagement by a corresponding one of the latching noses when the insert element is received into the closing body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.