Patent · US Expired

Fuel tank for motor vehicles

US5934306A · kind A · utility

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6References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Daimler-Benz AG · DE

Inventors

Mathieu Guillemenet · Eßlingen, DE
Roland Schirmer · Altdorf, DE
Georg Georg · Stuttgart, DE
Manfred Weil · Schorndorf, DE
Hermann Horrer · Herrenberg, DE
Dieter Scheurenbrand · Wolfschlugen, DE
Manfred Stotz · Esslingen am Neckar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 1997
Grant date	Aug 10, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/3099
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a fuel tank for motor vehicles including a tank vent with a venting valve, which automatically closes when the fuel in the tank reaches a predetermined level and when the vehicle is in an upside down position, the venting valve includes a vent closing member and a float structure engaging to the vent closing member and having a buoyancy, which is variable depending on the amount of fuel contained in the tank.

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