Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel cutoff valve
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Application No.: US14861070Application Date: 2015-09-22
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Publication No.: US09671037B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Kenichiro Kaneko , Yukihiro Ito
- Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi-pref.
- Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi-pref.
- Agency: Posz Law Group, PLC
- Priority: JP2014-198276 20140929
- Main IPC: F16K24/04
- IPC: F16K24/04 ; F16K31/22

Abstract:
A fuel cutoff valve includes: a casing main body having a valve chamber and a connecting hole to connect the valve chamber to the exterior of the fuel tank; a cover which has a pipe passageway which communicates with the exterior and which is connected to the connecting hole; a bottom member which has an induction chamber which has an opening portion through which liquid fuel and fuel vapor are allowed to flow and a distribution hole which communicates with the valve chamber; and a float configured to ascend and descend according to a fuel level in the fuel tank to close and open the connecting hole, wherein the bottom member has a guiding plate in the induction chamber, the guiding plate being formed into a shape of a recess portion which is oriented towards the opening portion in an axial section.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160091107A1 FUEL CUTOFF VALVE Public/Granted day:2016-03-31
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