Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Filling means with receiver or receiver coacting means – Supply means carried receiver flow control opening means
Patent
1998-07-17
2000-01-04
Jacyna, J. Casimer
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Filling means with receiver or receiver coacting means
Supply means carried receiver flow control opening means
141 59, 141302, 220 862, 220746, 137588, B65B 318
Patent
active
060099208
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a capless refueling assembly for a motor vehicle fuel tank. The capless refueling assembly has a housing assembly having a nozzle-receiving opening in fluid communication with the fuel tank such that a fuel nozzle can be inserted in the nozzle-receiving opening and supply liquid fuel to the fuel tank. A primary seal is mounted within the housing assembly for pivotal movement between a sealed position wherein the primary seal sealingly closes the nozzle-receiving opening and an open position. The pivotal movement is responsive to a fuel nozzle being inserted into and removed from the nozzle-receiving opening. A closure is pivotally mounted to the housing assembly for movement between a covering position wherein the closure covers a mouth of the nozzle-receiving opening and an access position wherein a fuel nozzle can be inserted into the nozzle-receiving opening. A vapor venting valve engages the primary seal for cooperative movement therewith. The vapor valve includes a first biasing element for biasing the primary seal to the sealed position. The venting valve is movable between a venting position wherein fuel vapor in the fuel tank is permitted to vent from the fuel tank through a vapor flow path and a valve closed position wherein fuel vapor in the fuel tank is prevented from venting through said vapor flow path. The venting valve includes a second biasing element for biasing the venting valve to the valve closed position. The movement of the venting valve is responsive to a fuel nozzle being inserted into and removed from the fuel nozzle-receiving opening and responsive to a pressure condition in the fuel tank. The primary seal is movable from the sealed position overcoming the first biasing element in response to a vacuum condition in the fuel tank.
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Palvoelgyi Sandor
Pozgainer Gunther
Reinlaender Peter
Jacyna J. Casimer
Tesma International Inc.
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