Fuel feeding device for vehicles
US-9718349-B2 · Aug 1, 2017 · US
Fuel supply apparatus
US10006565B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10006565-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615262044-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Publication date | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2018 |
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A fixation member configured to fix a filler pipe to the vehicle body includes a flexural deformation portion. In a non-surrounded state, this flexural deformation portion is not flexurally deformed but is located on the inner side of the outer circumference of a filler neck body. In a surrounded state, the flexural deformation portion is flexurally deformed to induce a pressing force and provides the pressing force to the filler pipe. This configuration suppresses rattling of the filler pipe over a long time period.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A fuel supply apparatus, comprising: a resin filler pipe configured to form a fuel passage from a filler port to a fuel tank; and a metal fixation member configured to fix the filler pipe to a vehicle body, wherein the fixation member includes a surrounding portion configured to surround outside of at least part of the filler pipe, and a fixation portion configured to fix the surrounding portion to the vehicle body, at least part of the surrounding portion is formed as an elastically deformable flexural deformation portion, in a non-surrounded state the surrounding portion does not surround outside of at least part of the filler pipe, in a surrounded state the surrounding portion is arranged to surround outside of at least part of the filler pipe, in the non-surrounded state at least a part of the flexural deformation portion curves inward in a radial direction to a position where the outer circumference of the filler pipe is located in the surrounded state, and in the surrounded state the flexural deformation portion is located less inward in the radial direction than in the non-surrounded state, and the flexural deformation portion includes a flexural curved piece that is formed to be flexurally deformable by bending a partial region of the surrounding portion toward the filler pipe. 2. A fuel supply apparatus, comprising: a resin filler pipe configured to form a fuel passage from a filler port to a fuel tank; and a metal fixation member configured to fix the filler pipe to a vehicle body, wherein the fixation member includes a surrounding portion configured to surround outside of at least part of the filler pipe, and a fixation portion configured to fix the surrounding portion to the vehicle body, at least part of the surrounding portion is formed as an elastically deformable flexural deformation portion, in a non-surrounded state the surrounding portion does not surround outside of at least part of the filler pipe, in a surrounded state the surrounding portion is arranged to surround outside of at least part of the filler pipe, in the non-surrounded state at least a part of the flexural deformation portion curves inward in a radial direction to a position where the outer circumference of the filler pipe is located in the surrounded state, and in the surrounded state the flexural deformation portion is located less inward in the radial direction than in the non-surrounded state, and the flexural deformation portion is flexurally deformed to change shape of the surrounding portion during a shift from the non-surrounded state to the surrounded state. 3. The fuel supply apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the flexural deformation piece is curved and flexurally deformed to be protruded toward the filler pipe.
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- What does patent US10006565B2 cover?
- A fixation member configured to fix a filler pipe to the vehicle body includes a flexural deformation portion. In a non-surrounded state, this flexural deformation portion is not flexurally deformed but is located on the inner side of the outer circumference of a filler neck body. In a surrounded state, the flexural deformation portion is flexurally deformed to induce a pressing force and provi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyoda Gosei Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16L3/1016. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 26 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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