Housing connection for fuel filler port device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10766359-B2
Application number	US-201615758931-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2016
Priority date	Sep 9, 2015
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

The fuel filler neck device is attached to a filler pipe and is opened and closed by a fueling nozzle. The device has a cover member which has an introduction opening for the fueling nozzle and which is engaged with the filler pipe side with engagement parts formed on the filler pipe side being fitted in window holes. Insertion parts are respectively formed adjacent to the engagement parts in the circumferential direction of the filler pipe. The engagement parts can be each disengaged by deforming or breaking the cover member side by inserting a portion of a tool into the insertion part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fuel filler port device, which is attached to a filler pipe, and opened and closed by a fuel filler nozzle, comprising:
a cover member having an introduction opening for the fuel filler nozzle, a window hole, and a closing member that opens the introduction opening by insertion of the fuel filler nozzle,
a holder member including
an engagement portion formed at a filler pipe side, and including two engagement projection portions spaced from each other in a circumferential direction of the filler pipe and accommodated together in the window hole to be engaged with the cover member at the filler pipe side, the engagement projection portions protruding from an outer surface portion of the holder member,
an insertion portion arranged between the engagement projection portions, and recessed inwardly from the outer surface portion of the holder member, and
an engagement hole in the outer surface portion of the holder member,

a guide member for the fuel filler nozzle at a deeper side of the closing member, and
a seal member including a deeper side closing member opened and closed by the fuel filler nozzle, at a deeper side of the guide member,
wherein the guide member includes an engaged portion having a recess portion recessed inwardly from an outer surface portion of the guide member and an engagement step protruding outwardly from a lower end of the recess portion,
the seal member includes a protruding portion protruding outwardly from an outer surface portion of the seal member and engaged in the engagement hole, and an elastic engagement piece protruding inwardly from an inner surface portion of the seal member and engaged with the engagement step,
engagement of the cover member and the engagement portion is adapted to be releasable by deformation or destruction of a part of the cover member between the window hole and a lower end of the cover member by insertion of a part of a tool to the insertion portion,
the guide member is detached after releasing engagement of the cover member and the engagement portion and detaching the cover member from the engagement portion, and
the seal member is detached after detaching the guide member.

2. The fuel filler port device according to claim 1 , wherein the holder member includes a first notch portion opened downwardly from an upper end of the holder member, and a first projection portion projecting outwardly around the first notch portion,
the seal member includes a second notch portion opened downwardly from an upper end of the seal member, and a second projection portion projecting outwardly around the second notch portion and engaged on the first projection portion,
the guide member includes a guide protruding portion protruding outwardly from the outer surface portion of the guide member and engaged in the second notch portion, and
the cover member includes a third notch portion opened upwardly from a lower end of the cover member and engaged with the first projection portion thereinside.

Assignees

• Nifco Inc

Inventors

• Hirose Takatsugu
• Nabeya Shunpei
• Ogose Kensuke

Classifications

• B60Y2304/076

  by add-on parts, e.g. retrofit · CPC title

• B60K2015/0461

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

• B60K15/04

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

• B60K15/0406 Primary

  Filler caps for fuel tanks · CPC title

• B60K2015/0429

  actuated by the nozzle · CPC title