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US 9,539,898 B2Granted
Filler head
AssigneeVeritas AG
InventorsHeribert Netzer, Michael Groβ
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a filler head (100) for a liquid tank in a motor vehicle with a housing (103), with a first molded housing part (103-1) having formed therein a tank vent pipe (105) for introducing air into the housing (103); and a second molded housing part (103-2) having formed therein a dip tube (107) for guiding a jet of liquid in the interior of the filler head (100), the dip tube (107) including a vent opening (111) for discharging from the filler head (100) the air that may be introduced through the tank vent pipe (105).
Claims13
A filler head for a liquid tank in a motor vehicle with a housing, comprising:
- a first molded housing part having formed therein a tank vent pipe for introducing air into the housing;
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- a second molded housing part having formed therein a dip tube for guiding a jet of liquid in the interior of the filler head, the dip tube including a vent opening for discharging from the filler head the air that may be introduced through the tank vent pipe, wherein the dip tube comprises a modular, annular surge element, which is attachable to the dip tube and configured to allow liquid to pass partially there through.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.