Patent · US Expired

Tank for a motor vehicle, and flange for such a tank

US6227242A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1999
Grant dateMay 8, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86212
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pressure limiting valve for the fuel return line connected to a tank of a motor vehicle is positioned in a flange which connects the fuel return line to the tank. The pressure limiting valve closes an outlet opening which branches off from a fuel passage of the flange.

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