Exhaust valve device for fuel tank
US9050886B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2015/03542
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exhaust valve device for a fuel tank includes a casing partitioning an inside into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a bulkhead including a through hole, an inflow hole communicating the lower chamber and an inside of the fuel tank, an exhaust hole communicating a side portion of the upper chamber and an outside of the fuel tank, and a float valve displaceably supported in the lower chamber. A portion defining the upper chamber of the casing includes a cylinder portion and a circular plate closing an upper end of the cylinder portion. A buffer chamber is defined between the cylinder body and the bulkhead to communicate with the lower chamber by the through hole. In a side wall on a side opposing an exhaust hole side of the cylinder body, a first ventilation hole communicating the buffer chamber and the upper chamber is formed.
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