Patent · US Expired

Fuel-Transfer system

US6056029A · kind A · utility

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36Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 1999
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86332
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel-transfer system is provided for a fuel system of a vehicle. The fuel-transfer system includes a filler neck and a fuel tank having top and bottom walls. The fuel-transfer system includes a tube and a fuel conductor. The fuel conductor includes a housing and a diverter valve positioned to lie in the housing. The diverter valve is configured to intercept and guide the tube through an outlet of the housing into a fuel tank.

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