Fuel fill apparatus for use with fuel tanks
US9776506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2015/0458
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fuel fill apparatus for use with fuel tanks are described. An example fuel fill apparatus includes a body defining a fuel fill passageway, a first plurality of longitudinal ribs positioned in the fuel fill passageway, and a second plurality of longitudinal ribs positioned adjacent the first longitudinal ribs. The first and second longitudinal ribs position an end of a fuel nozzle in the fuel fill passageway. A deflector is positioned in the fuel fill passageway adjacent an end of the first and second plurality of ribs to direct fuel vapors away from an aspirator of the fuel nozzle when the fuel nozzle is inserted in the fuel fill passageway.
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