Fueling device and manufacturing method of a fueling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9394157-B2
Application number	US-201414178514-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2014
Priority date	Feb 15, 2013
Publication date	Jul 19, 2016
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

A fueling device includes a fuel passage-forming member and a flap valve mechanism. The flap valve mechanism includes an opening-forming member attached to one end of the fuel passage-forming member and an opening-closing mechanism to open and close a filler inlet of the opening-forming member. The fuel passage-forming member includes a pipe body containing a resin inner layer in a pipe shape made of a first resin material and a resin outer made of a second resin material, and a welding end formed on an opening end of the pipe body. The opening-forming member includes a cover member that covers the opening end of the pipe body and a welded end formed on an opening end of the cover member and welded to the welding end. The cover member is made of a third resin material welded to either one of the first resin material and the second resin material.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fueling device that supplies a fuel to a fuel tank, comprising:
a fuel passage-forming member that includes a fuel passage connected with the fuel tank; and
a flap valve mechanism that includes an opening-forming member attached to one end of the fuel passage-forming member, and an opening-closing mechanism attached to the opening-forming member to open and close a filler inlet of the opening-forming member, wherein
the fuel passage-forming member includes a pipe body and a welding end formed on an opening end of the pipe body,
the pipe body includes a resin inner layer in a pipe shape made of a first resin material and a resin outer layer laid on an outer surface of the resin inner layer and made of a second resin material,
the opening-forming member includes a cover member that covers the opening end of the pipe body and a welded end formed on an opening end of the cover member and welded to the welding end, and
the cover member is made of a third resin material welded to either one of the first resin material and the second resin material.

2. The fueling device according to claim 1 , wherein
the welding end is a flange of an expanded diameter from the opening end of the pipe body, and
the welded end is a flange of an expanded diameter from the opening end of the cover member.

3. The fueling device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first resin material is polyamide (PA) or ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH),
the second resin material is modified polyethylene (modified PE) thermally welded to PA or EVOH, and
the third resin material is a material selected among EVOH, PA and modified PE.

4. The fueling device according to claim 3 , wherein
the flap valve mechanism includes opening-closing members that respectively open and close two filler inlets and attached to the cover member.

5. The fueling device according to claim 1 , wherein
the flap valve mechanism includes opening-closing members that respectively open and close two filler inlets and attached to the cover member.

6. The fueling device according to claim 1 , wherein
a ring-shaped projection of a triangular cross section is formed on either one of a surface of the welding end that is welded to the welded end and a surface of the welded end that is welded to the welding end, in a state before the welding end is welded to the welded end.

Assignees

• Toyoda Gosei Kk

Inventors

• Kito Hiroaki
• Hiramatsu Yoshinari
• Sekihara Atsushi

Classifications

• B29C65/1635 Primary

  at least passing through one of the parts to be joined, i.e. laser transmission welding · CPC title

• B29C66/71

  characterised by the composition of the plastics material of the parts to be joined (welding bar compositions B29C65/125) · CPC title

• B29C65/1677

  making use of an absorber or impact modifier · CPC title

• B29K2023/086

  EVOH, i.e. ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer · CPC title

• B29C65/20

  with direct contact, e.g. using "mirror" · CPC title