Axially adjustable fill limiter vent valve
US8091578B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/60
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fill limiter vent valve (FLVV) adapted for suspension downward into a fuel tank has upper and lower housing members having openings in their cylindrical walls cooperating to define a spill-over level for fuel into the FLVV producing float-initiated vent valve closure during a fuel fill event. The lower housing member has a latching member fixedly engageable with one or more cooperating latching features of the upper housing member in a plurality of relative axial positions; and the spill-over level is varied by relative axial movement of the housing members between those positions. Axial alignment of the latching member and the cooperating latching features is maintained by axially aligned, interacting surface features of the housing members.
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