Valve device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11845332-B2
Application number	US-202218083049-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2022
Priority date	Dec 21, 2021
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

There is provided a valve device, including: a housing; a float valve; and a seal member. An opening portion includes a first region, and a second region. The seal member includes a first cover portion, and a second cover portion. The second cover portion includes a support portion, a wide portion, and a narrow portion. In a state where the seal member is retained and supported by the support portion with respect to the float valve, a width of the wide portion is set such that a tip end of the second region is covered, and that the second region of the opening portion is not exposed out of the seal member even in a state where the seal member is maximally displaced in a radial direction and; or a peripheral direction of the housing with respect to the opening portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A valve device, comprising:
a housing in which a valve chamber configured to communicate with an inside of a fuel tank on a lower side and a ventilation chamber configured to communicate with an outside of the fuel tank on an upper side are provided via a partition wall, and an opening portion through which the valve chamber and the ventilation chamber are to communicate with each other is formed in the partition wall;
a float valve slidably accommodated in the valve chamber; and
a seal member disposed on an upper side of the float valve and configured to close the opening portion, wherein
the opening portion includes
a first region, and
a second region extending in a slit shape from the first region and forming an end portion of the opening portion,

the seal member includes
a first cover portion covering the first region, and
a second cover portion extending from the first cover portion so as to cover the second region,

the second cover portion includes
a support portion disposed on a tip end side in an extending direction of the second cover portion and configured to retain and support the seal member with respect to the float valve,
a wide portion disposed on a base end side in the extending direction with respect to the support portion, and
a narrow portion provided on a base end side in the extending direction with respect to the wide portion and formed to be narrower than the wide portion, and

in a state where the seal member is retained and supported by the support portion with respect to the float valve, a width of the wide portion is set such that a tip end of the second region is covered, and that the second region of the opening portion is not exposed out of the seal member even in a state where the seal member is maximally displaced in a radial direction and/or a peripheral direction of the housing with respect to the opening portion.

2. The valve device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first region is formed to be larger than the second region, and
the narrow portion is provided via cutouts formed on both sides of a base end portion of the second cover portion.

3. The valve device according to claim 1 , wherein
the support portion is formed to be narrower than the wide portion.

4. The valve device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second cover portion extends in at least three directions from an outer periphery of the first cover portion, and cutouts are formed toward a center of the first cover portion.

Assignees

• Piolax Inc

Inventors

• Yajima Kazuki
• Mihara Kenta

Classifications

• B60K15/03504 Primary

  adapted to avoid loss of fuel or fuel vapour, e.g. with vapour recovery systems · CPC title

• F16K1/36

  Valve members (for double-seat valves F16K1/44 {; for butterfly valves F16K1/222, F16K1/223}) · CPC title

• F16K24/044 Primary

  the float being rigidly connected to the valve element, the assembly of float and valve element following a substantially translational movement when actuated, e.g. also for actuating a pilot valve · CPC title

• B60K2015/03289

  Float valves; Floats therefor · CPC title

• B60K2015/03557

  comprising elements of the venting device integrated in the fuel tank, e.g. vapor recovery means · CPC title