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Sealing system for use in the filler neck of a fuel tank

US5291924A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Firma Carl Freudenberg · DE

Inventors

Andreas Sausner · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Jens Sielaff · Wald-Michelbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 17, 1991
Grant date	Mar 8, 1994
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 17, 2011

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2015/048
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Sealing system for use in the filler neck of a fuel tank, comprising a radial gasket for sealing a filler gun which can be introduced into the filler neck, a sealing surface, and an axial gasket between said sealing surface and a lead-free valve. The lead-free valve is fastened to a spring-loaded lever and urged by the lever against the axial gasket. The lead-free valve and/or the axial gasket are supported pivotingly with respect to the central axis of the filler neck and can thereby be laid flatly against one another.

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