System for controlling shut-off of a fuel pump nozzle in filling a fuel tank

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11760192-B2
Application number	US-202217956142-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2022
Priority date	Oct 5, 2021
Publication date	Sep 19, 2023
Grant date	Sep 19, 2023

Abstract

A system for controlling shut-off of a fuel pump nozzle in a fuel tank includes: a fuel evaporation gas blocking unit configured to separate an outer space of a fuel injection part of the fuel pump nozzle inserted inside the filler pipe into a first space into which external air is introduced and a second space into which fuel evaporation gas that is discharged from the fuel tank is introduced and to block the evaporation gas from being introduced into the first space; an external air suction jet pump mounted in the fuel tank and configured to suck external air thereinto and discharge the external air into the fuel tank, by receiving a portion of fuel transmitted from the fuel pump in the fuel tank as a working fluid; and a jet pump connection hose configured to connect the first space and the external air suction jet pump.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for controlling shut-off of a fuel pump nozzle, the system comprising:
a fuel evaporation gas blocking unit mounted on a filler pipe of a fuel tank and configured to separate an outer side space of a fuel injection part of the fuel pump nozzle inserted into an inside thereof into a first space into which external air is introduced and a second space into which fuel evaporation gas that is discharged from the fuel tank is introduced and to block the fuel evaporation gas from being introduced into the first space;
an external air suction jet pump mounted at an inside of the fuel tank and configured to suck external air thereinto and discharge the external air into the inside of the fuel tank, by receiving a portion of fuel transmitted from a fuel pump in the fuel tank as a working fluid; and
a jet pump connection hose configured to connect the first space and the external air suction jet pump to each other so that a flow of external air is possible.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fuel pump is configured to be driven when the fuel tank is refueled and to transmit the fuel to the external air suction jet pump.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the external air suction jet pump is connected to a relief valve provided in the fuel pump so that a flow of the fuel is possible, and the fuel pump is driven so that the relief valve is opened when a fuel switch is actuated.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the jet pump connection hose is installed with a check valve at a rear end thereof, and the check valve is opened when the relief valve is opened.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fuel evaporation gas blocking unit comprises:
a retainer, which is mounted at an inside of the filler pipe, and which, based on a fuel injection direction of the filler pipe, is, at an upper part thereof, provided with an external air suction hole configured to suck outside air and an evaporation gas venting hole configured to discharge the fuel evaporation gas and is, at a lower side portion thereof, formed with an opening part configured to communicate with the external air suction hole and configured to open a venturi port of the fuel injection part;
a partition provided on an outer circumferential surface of the retainer, configured to hermetically surround the first space, configured to communicate with the external air suction hole and the opening part, of a space between an inner circumferential surface of the filler pipe and the outer circumferential surface of the retainer, and provided with a fuel inlet hole at a lower end thereof; and
a premature shut-off prevention valve assembled at an inside of the partition and configured to close the fuel inlet hole until the fuel tank is fully charged and to open the fuel inlet hole by the fuel flowing back from the fuel tank to the filler pipe when the fuel tank is fully charged.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the fuel pump nozzle is configured to suck the outside air through the venturi port when the fuel is discharged from the fuel injection part, and the venturi port directly communicates with the first space through the opening part when the fuel injection part is inserted into the retainer.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the space between the inner circumferential surface of the filler pipe and the outer circumferential surface of the retainer is separated into the first space and the second space by the partition, and the second space is a space configured to communicate with the evaporation gas venting hole of a space between the inner circumferential surface of the filler pipe and the outer circumferential surface of the retainer so that the flow of the fuel evaporation gas is possible.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first space is a space configured to communicate with the external air suction hole and the opening part so that the flow of external air is possible.

9. The system of claim 5 , wherein the partition is mounted with a spring support plate on an inner circumferential surface thereof, and a spring member is disposed between the spring support plate and the premature shut-off prevention valve to press the premature shut-off prevention valve toward the fuel inlet hole.

10. The system of claim 5 , wherein a valve latching step configured to support the premature shut-off prevention valve is provided at a lower end of the partition.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the spring member is compressed by the premature shut-off prevention valve that moves to allow the fuel inlet hole to be open when the fuel tank is fully charged.

12. The system of claim 5 , wherein the external air suction hole and the evaporation gas venting hole are disposed to face each other in a circumferential direction of the retainer.

13. The system of claim 5 , wherein the retainer is mounted at the inside of the filler pipe so that an upper end thereof is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the filler pipe.

14. The system of claim 5 , wherein the retainer is provided with a fuel pump nozzle latching step at a lower end thereof, and when an end of the fuel injection part reaches the fuel pump nozzle latching step, the venturi port of the fuel injection part directly communicates with the first space through the opening part of the retainer.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fuel tank is provided with a leveling pipe connecting the fuel tank and the filler pipe so that the flow of the fuel evaporation gas is possible, and
an end part of the leveling pipe is disposed at the inside of the fuel tank and is clogged by contacting a surface of the fuel in the fuel tank when the fuel tank is fully charged.

16. The system of claim 5 , wherein the fuel injection part is configured to stop discharging the fuel when the venturi port is clogged by the fuel flowing back from the fuel tank to the filler pipe.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Kim Keun Soo
• Kim Dong Hyun
• Park Jung Hoon

Classifications

• B60K15/04 Primary

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

• B60K15/077 Primary

  with means modifying or controlling distribution or motion of fuel, e.g. to prevent noise, surge, splash or fuel starvation · CPC title

• B67D7/48

  by making use of air suction through an opening closed by the rising liquid · CPC title

• B60K2015/0458

  Details of the tank inlet · CPC title

• B60K2015/03072

  Arrangements for reducing evaporation · CPC title