Fuel filler pipe for automobile
US7021343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2015/03523
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel filler pipe interconnecting a fuel tank and canister, and a fuel supply port of an automobile includes a fuel filler pipe body having an upper end and a circulation tube and an air vent tube each of which has an end communicating with the upper end of the fuel filler pipe body. Each of the filler pipe body, circulation tube and air vent tube includes a clad tube made of an aluminum and having a double-layer structure including a core made of an aluminum alloy and a outer cladding layer made of an aluminum alloy and having an effect of sacrificial anode for the core.
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