Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel filler systems and methods of assembling same
- Patent Title (中): 燃油加注系统及组装方法
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Application No.: US14562249Application Date: 2014-12-05
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Publication No.: US09561718B2Publication Date: 2017-02-07
- Inventor: Kazuhiro Kobayashi , Hidekazu Nobata , Masaru Tomimatsu , Hiroyuki Hagano
- Applicant: Kazuhiro Kobayashi , Hidekazu Nobata , Masaru Tomimatsu , Hiroyuki Hagano
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Aichi-Ken
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.,Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.,Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Aichi-Ken
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: B60K15/04
- IPC: B60K15/04 ; B65D41/34

Abstract:
A fuel filler system for use in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a fuel filler tube, a locking bracket coupled to an inner surface of the fuel filler tube, and a closure device coupleable within the tube end and including an outer wall and a radially movable tab extending from the outer wall. The tab engages the locking bracket after rotation of the closure device from a first rotational position to a second rotational position to prevent rotation of the closure device relative to the locking bracket. The closure device further includes a web flexibly connecting the tab to the outer wall and a region of weakness defined in the web, such that upon forcible rotation of the closure device from the second rotational position to the first rotational position, the region of weakness facilitates separation of the web from the outer wall.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150136768A1 FUEL FILLER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME Public/Granted day:2015-05-21
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