Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel filler device
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Application No.: US16266901Application Date: 2019-02-04
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Publication No.: US11427072B2Publication Date: 2022-08-30
- Inventor: Jean-Philippe Bar , Matthias Kapaun
- Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Current Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: Quarles & Brady LLP
- Priority: DE102012022393.5 20121116
- Main IPC: B60K15/04
- IPC: B60K15/04 ; B60K15/035 ; B60K15/05 ; B60K15/03

Abstract:
A fuel filler device for filling fuel into a vehicle tank, includes a filler pipe for receiving a fuel filler nozzle, which filler pipe can be connected with the vehicle tank. At least one pivotably mounted closing flap is arranged in the filler pipe. A spring element is provided, which biases the at least one closing flap into a closing position closing a passage through the filler pipe. The at least one closing flap is pivotable from the closing position into an opening position opening a passage through the filler pipe as a result of the fuel filler nozzle inserted into the filler pipe. At least one valve element forms at least one bypass to the at least one closing flap, and from a limit pressure difference, allows a passage of gas out of the filler pipe and/or into the filler pipe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190241064A1 FUEL FILLER DEVICE Public/Granted day:2019-08-08
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