Fuel tank fueling portion structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10024470-B2
Application number	US-201514832190-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2015
Priority date	Sep 10, 2014
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

A fuel tank fueling portion structure includes: a fueling pipe that is in fluid communication with a fuel tank, the fueling pipe being provided with a fueling opening; a lid that is openably and closably provided at a vehicle body, the lid in a closed state covering the fueling opening from a vehicle body outer side; an on-off valve that is provided at a flow channel inside the fueling pipe and closes off the flow channel, the on-off valve opening up the flow channel when pressed by the fueling nozzle; and a valve retention device that is provided in the fueling pipe, the valve retention device retaining an open state of the on-off valve that has been opened by pressing from the fueling nozzle, and releasing the retention of the open state of the on-off valve when the lid goes into a closed state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fuel tank fueling portion structure comprising:
a fueling pipe that is in fluid communication with a fuel tank, the fueling pipe being provided with a fueling opening at which a fueling nozzle can be inserted;
a lid that is openably and closably provided at a vehicle body, the lid in a closed state covering the fueling opening from a vehicle body outer side;
an on-off valve that is provided at a flow channel inside the fueling pipe and closes off the flow channel, the on-off valve opening up the flow channel when pressed by the fueling nozzle, the on-off valve being provided with an abutting portion; and
a valve retention device that is provided in the fueling pipe, the valve retention device retaining an open state of the on-off valve that has been opened by pressing from the fueling nozzle, and releasing the retention of the open state of the on-off valve when the lid goes into a closed state,
wherein the valve retention device includes:
a retention member provided with a valve retention portion that abuts against the abutting portion of the opened on-off valve and retains the open state of the on-off valve;
a movement device that moves the valve retention portion from an abutting position, at which the valve retention portion abuts against the on-off valve, toward a withdrawn position, at which the valve retention portion does not abut against the on-off valve; and
a control device that controls the movement device and moves the valve retention portion toward the withdrawn position when the lid goes into the closed state.

2. The fuel tank fueling portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein the valve retention device further includes an urging member that urges the valve retention portion toward the abutting position.

3. The fuel tank fueling portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein: the retention member is turnably supported by the movement device, and the movement device turns the retention member and moves the valve retention portion from the abutting position toward the withdrawn position.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Aso Shuichi

Classifications

• B60K15/04 Primary

  Tank inlets (B60K15/077 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y10T137/8242

  Electrical · CPC title

• F16L29/02

  with a cut-off device in one of the two pipe ends, the cut-off device being automatically opened when the coupling is applied · CPC title

• B60K2015/0461

  comprising a filler pipe shutter, e.g. trap, door or flap for fuel inlet · CPC title

• F16L29/007 Primary

  Joints with cut-off devices controlled separately · CPC title