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US 9,434,247 B2Granted
Fuel tank for a motor vehicle
AssigneeKautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsIbrahim Koukan, Lothar Maigre
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Abstract
The invention relates to a fuel tank (1) for a motor vehicle with at least one filler pipe (3) which extends partially outside the filling volume (5) of the fuel tank (1), with at least one refuelling venting path from a refuelling venting device (10) to a fuel vapor filter (9), and with at least one operational venting path to the fuel vapor filter (9). The fuel tank (1) comprises at least one operational venting line (14) which is attached to the filler pipe (3) inside the filling volume of the fuel tank (1).
Claims12
Fuel tank for a motor vehicle comprising:
- at least one filler pipe which extends at least partially outside the filling volume of the tank, with at least one refuelling venting path from a refuelling venting device to a fuel vapour filter;
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- at least one operational venting path to the fuel vapour filter, comprising at least one operational venting line, wherein the operational venting line, relative to the installed position of the fuel tank, is attached to the filler pipe below a maximum possible liquid level in the filler pipe as dictated by the design of the tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.