Filler neck closure assembly
US-2016031317-A1 · Feb 4, 2016 · US
Closure assembly for fuel tank filler neck
US9873322B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9873322-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615268067-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | Sep 16, 2015 |
| Publication date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2018 |
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A fuel tank apparatus is adapted to conduct fuel toward the fuel tank of a vehicle. The fuel tank fill apparatus includes a fuel-tank filler neck for conducting fuel to the fuel tank and a capless closure assembly the couples to the fuel-tank filler neck in such a way so as to be removed for serviceability.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A capless closure assembly for a fuel tank filler neck, the assembly comprising a nozzle-insertion housing formed to include a nozzle-receiving aperture and sized to extend into a fuel-conducting passageway, a flapper door mounted on the nozzle-insertion housing for movement relative to the nozzle-insertion housing from a closed position closing the nozzle-receiving aperture to an opened position opening the nozzle-receiving aperture, and a closure…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B60K15/0409Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B60K15/04Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9873322B2 cover?
- A fuel tank apparatus is adapted to conduct fuel toward the fuel tank of a vehicle. The fuel tank fill apparatus includes a fuel-tank filler neck for conducting fuel to the fuel tank and a capless closure assembly the couples to the fuel-tank filler neck in such a way so as to be removed for serviceability.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Stant Usa Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60K15/0409. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 23 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).