公开(公告)号：US06679396B1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-20

申请号：US09980612

申请日：2001-11-02

申请人： Dean C. Foltz ,  Jason K. Jobe ,  Robert S. Harris

发明人： Dean C. Foltz ,  Jason K. Jobe ,  Robert S. Harris

IPC分类号： B65B300

CPC分类号： B60K15/04 ,  B60K15/0406 ,  B60K2015/03547 ,  B60K2015/0451

摘要： A redundant seal for a vehicle fuel tank filler neck closure is provided for closing and opening an automobile fuel tank to the atmosphere. The redundant seal (48) includes a lower shoulder (51) which sealably engages a first valve seat and an upper shoulder (53) which sealably engages a second valve seat. The redundant seal (48) is appropriate for use in applications such as filler neck closures, pressure and vacuum-relief systems within tank filler neck closures, and capless filler neck closure systems.

摘要翻译： 提供用于车辆燃料箱加油口罩的冗余密封，用于将汽车燃料箱关闭并打开到大气中。 冗余密封件（48）包括可密封地接合第一阀座的下肩部（51）和与第二阀座密封接合的上肩部（53）。 冗余密封件（48）适用于诸如填料颈部密封件，罐内填充物颈部密封件中的压力和真空释放系统以及无盖填充物颈部闭合系统等应用中。

公开(公告)号：US06415827B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09743177

申请日：2001-01-05

申请人： Robert S. Harris ,  Jason K. Jobe

发明人： Robert S. Harris ,  Jason K. Jobe

IPC分类号： B65B3106

CPC分类号： B60K15/04 ,  B60K15/03519 ,  B60K2015/03401

摘要： A closure assembly includes a filler neck, a housing, and an appearance cover. The housing includes a nozzle-receiving passageway and an interior region. A closure door is coupled to housing and prevents fuel vapor from flowing through passageway. A pressure-relief valve assembly is positioned within interior region and controls the flow of fuel vapor through interior region when the closure door is closed. A valve actuator is coupled to housing and includes a nozzle arm, a stem arm, and a conductor arm. Stem arm moves with nozzle arm and opens pressure-relief valve assembly when nozzle arm is engaged by a fuel-dispensing nozzle upon movement of a nozzle into passageway. A conductor arm is coupled to nozzle arm and is positioned to contact filler neck through an opening in housing. When a nozzle contacts the nozzle arm, any electrical charge present on the fuel-dispensing nozzle is conducted through nozzle arm and conductor arm to the filler neck.

摘要翻译： 闭合组件包括填充颈部，壳体和外观盖。 壳体包括喷嘴接收通道和内部区域。 闭合门联接到壳体并防止燃料蒸气流过通道。 当关闭门关闭时，减压阀组件定位在内部区域内并且控制燃料蒸气通过内部区域的流动。 阀致动器联接到壳体并且包括喷嘴臂，杆臂和导体臂。 当喷嘴移动到通道中时，当喷嘴臂与燃料分配喷嘴接合时，杆臂与喷嘴臂一起移动并打开减压阀组件。 导体臂联接到喷嘴臂并且定位成通过壳体中的开口接触填充物颈部。 当喷嘴与喷嘴臂接触时，存在于燃料分配喷嘴上的任何电荷通过喷嘴臂和导体臂传导到加注口。

公开(公告)号：US06189581B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-20

申请号：US09306857

申请日：1999-05-07

申请人： Robert S. Harris ,  Jason K. Jobe

发明人： Robert S. Harris ,  Jason K. Jobe

IPC分类号： B65B104

CPC分类号： B60K15/04 ,  Y10T137/86332

摘要： A fuel tank filler apparatus includes a fuel tank filler neck, a pressure-relief valve coupled to the fuel tank filler neck, and a filler neck closure coupled to the fuel tank filler neck. The filler neck closure includes a drainage basin configured to collect liquid fuel, a retention chamber configured to store liquid fuel, and a fuel conductor configured to communicate liquid fuel between the drainage basin and the retention chamber. The filler neck closure can also include a blocker positioned to pivot about a pivot axis between a normally closed position blocking a fuel-receiving passage and an opened position permitting liquid fuel to flow through the fuel-receiving passage to the fuel tank.

摘要翻译： 燃料箱填充装置包括燃料箱加油口颈部，联接到燃料箱加油口颈部的减压阀以及联接到燃料箱加油口颈部的填充器颈部封闭件。 填充物颈部闭合件包括构造成收集液体燃料的排水池，被配置为储存液态燃料的保持室，以及配置成在排水池和保持室之间连通液体燃料的燃料导体。 填充物颈部闭合件还可以包括阻挡件，该阻挡件定位成围绕枢转轴线在阻塞燃料接收通道的常闭位置和允许液体燃料流过燃料接收通道到达燃料箱的打开位置之间枢转。

公开(公告)号：US5952559A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-14

申请号：US974857

申请日：1997-11-20

申请人： Robert S. Harris ,  Bruce K. Bowden ,  Dean C. Foltz

发明人： Robert S. Harris ,  Bruce K. Bowden ,  Dean C. Foltz

IPC分类号： G01M3/32 ,  B65D6/12 ,  G01M3/28

CPC分类号： G01M3/3209 ,  Y10S220/33

摘要： A fuel cap tester kit containing a plurality of fuel cap adapters, wherein each adapter has a mouth opening, outer rim, cap receiving chamber, air supply passageway and a fuel cap connection opening and with each fuel cap opening being configured to engage and retain a different and specifically configured fuel cap, and wherein each adapter is also provided with a threaded base connection that cooperates with a complimentary threaded connection on a test base that is fluidly connected to a pressure source and tester apparatus and wherein the base connectors of each adapter are configured alike so that each adapter can be connected to the single threaded connector in the test base to permit testing of different size fuel caps dependent on the adapter threaded into the test base, where the tester kit is used to decide upon quality of fuel caps under test by determining a leakage rate of pressurized air from the cap-receiving chamber through the mouth opening.

摘要翻译： 一种包含多个燃料盖适配器的燃料帽测试器套件，其中每个适配器具有开口，外缘，盖接收室，空气供应通道和燃料帽连接开口，并且每个燃料盖开口被配置为接合并保持 不同的和特别构造的燃料盖，并且其中每个适配器还设置有螺纹底座连接件，该螺纹底座连接件与流体连接到压力源和测试仪器的测试基座上的互补螺纹连接配合，并且其中每个适配器的基座连接器 配置相似，使每个适配器可以连接到测试基座中的单螺纹连接器，以允许根据穿入测试基座的适配器测试不同尺寸的燃料盖，其中测试仪套件用于决定燃油盖的质量 通过确定从盖接收室通过开口的加压空气的泄漏速率进行测试。

公开(公告)号：US06446826B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-10

申请号：US09367334

申请日：1999-08-11

申请人： Dean C. Foltz ,  Robert S. Harris ,  William Abney, III

发明人： Dean C. Foltz ,  Robert S. Harris ,  William Abney, III

IPC分类号： B65D4700

CPC分类号： B60K15/04 ,  B60K15/03504 ,  B60K2015/03401 ,  B60K2015/0451 ,  B60K2015/048 ,  Y10S220/33

摘要： A filler neck closure assembly (20) includes a housing (74) formed to include a passage (77), a tank pressure control assembly (84) in passage (77), and an outer shell (44) coupled to housing (74). Closure assembly (20) includes a sleeve (185) that reinforces housing (74) and shields tank pressure control assembly (84). Closure assembly (20) also includes a sealing gasket (192) and a foam ring (210) between housing (74) and a side wall (46) of outer shell (44) leakage of fuel vapor therebetween. Outer shell (44) includes frangible tabs (260) that break away from the rest of outer shell (44) in a controlled manner when outer shell (44) is subjected to an impact during a vehicle crash. Outer shell (44) is formed to include a fluid drain (421) and closure assembly (20) includes a float (425) that closes fluid drain (421) and that moves to open fluid drain (421) to allow accumulated fluid to drain out of outer shell (44).

摘要翻译： 一种填充物颈部闭合组件（20）包括形成为包括通道（77）的壳体（74），通道（77）中的罐压力控制组件（84））和联接到壳体（74）的外壳（44） 。 封闭组件（20）包括加强壳体（74）并屏蔽罐压力控制组件（84）的套筒（185）。 封闭组件（20）还包括在壳体（74）和外壳（44）的侧壁（46）之间的密封垫圈（192）和泡沫环（210），其间的燃料蒸汽泄漏。 当外壳（44）在车辆碰撞期间受到冲击时，外壳（44）包括以受控方式从外壳（44）的其余部分脱离的易碎片（260）。 外壳（44）形成为包括流体排放（421），并且封闭组件（20）包括关闭流体排放（421）并且移动以打开流体排放（421）的浮子（425），以允许积聚的流体排出 外壳（44）。

公开(公告)号：US5638975A

公开(公告)日：1997-06-17

申请号：US239314

申请日：1994-05-06

申请人： Robert S. Harris

发明人： Robert S. Harris

IPC分类号： B60K15/04 ,  B65D41/04

CPC分类号： B60K15/0409 ,  Y10S220/33

摘要： A cap is provided for use in the filler neck of a tank. The cap includes a closure mechanism for closing the filler neck and a handle mechanism for rotating the closure mechanism relative to the filler neck to a sealed position engaging the filler neck and establishing a sealed connection between the closure mechanism and the filler neck. The cap also includes a delayed actuation mechanism for providing a lost-motion driving connection between the handle mechanism and the closure mechanism and an indicator mechanism for providing an indication of sealed closure of the filler neck upon movement of the closure mechanism in the filler neck to its sealed position. The indicator mechanism includes an indicator affixed to the delayed actuation mechanism and the indicator is a reflective member visible to a user of the fuel cap.

摘要翻译： 提供用于罐的加注口的盖。 盖包括用于封闭加注颈部的闭合机构和用于将封闭机构相对于加注颈部转动到与填充颈部接合的密封位置并在闭合机构和填充器颈部之间建立密封连接的把手机构。 帽还包括延迟致动机构，用于在手柄机构和闭合机构之间提供空动驱动连接;以及指示器机构，用于在封闭机构在加注口颈部移动时提供填充颈部的密封闭合指示， 其密封位置。 指示器机构包括固定到延迟的致动机构的指示器，并且指示器是对于燃料盖的使用者可见的反射构件。

公开(公告)号：US5395004A

公开(公告)日：1995-03-07

申请号：US948096

申请日：1992-09-21

申请人： Jeffrey Griffin ,  Robert S. Harris

发明人： Jeffrey Griffin ,  Robert S. Harris

IPC分类号： B60K15/05 ,  B60K15/04 ,  B65D51/00 ,  B65D41/06

CPC分类号： B60K15/0406 ,  Y10S220/33

摘要： A quick-on cap (10) is provided for engaging a filler neck (22). The cap (10) includes a closure for closing the mouth of the filler neck (22) and a gripping mechanism for gripping the filler neck (22) to establish a fuel vapor seal between the closure and the filler neck (22). The closure includes a core (18) and a sleeve (14) that is movable relative to the core (18). The sleeve (14) carries a sealing ring (34) that is configured to seal against the filler neck (22). The gripping mechanism is coupled to the core (18) and sleeve (14) and grips the filler neck (22) to compress the sealing ring (34) between the sleeve (14) and the filler neck (22) in response to movement of the core (18) relative to the sleeve (14) in a cap-installation direction. The closure also includes a handle cover (12) coupled to the core (18) to make it easy for a user to move the core (18) relative to the sleeve (14) in the cap-installation direction an amount sufficient to actuate the gripping mechanism. The sleeve (14) is formed to include a passageway extending therethrough and containing the cylindrical core (18). The core (18) is rotated a fraction of a turn relative to the sleeve (14) to actuate the gripping mechanism.

摘要翻译： 提供用于接合加注口（22）的快速上盖（10）。 盖（10）包括用于封闭加注口（22）的口的封闭件和用于夹紧填充管颈（22）以在封闭件和填充管颈（22）之间建立燃料蒸气密封的夹持机构。 封闭件包括可相对于芯部（18）移动的芯部（18）和套筒（14）。 所述套筒（14）承载密封环（34），所述密封环被构造成密封所述加注口（22）。 夹紧机构联接到芯部（18）和套筒（14）上，并且夹紧填充物颈部（22）以压缩套筒（14）和填充器颈部（22）之间的密封环（34），以响应于 所述芯部（18）在盖安装方向上相对于所述套筒（14）。 所述封闭件还包括联接到所述芯部（18）的手柄盖（12），以使使用者能够容易地使所述芯部（18）相对于所述套筒（14）在所述盖子安装方向上移动，所述量足以致动所述芯部 夹紧机构。 套筒（14）形成为包括延伸穿过其中并包含圆柱形芯（18）的通道。 芯部（18）相对于套筒（14）转动一小部分匝，以驱动夹持机构。

公开(公告)号：USD330362S

公开(公告)日：1992-10-20

申请号：US681375

申请日：1991-04-08

申请人： Robert S. Harris

设计人： Robert S. Harris

公开(公告)号：US5121738A

公开(公告)日：1992-06-16

申请号：US685863

申请日：1991-04-16

申请人： Robert S. Harris

发明人： Robert S. Harris

IPC分类号： A47J37/06 ,  A47J37/07

CPC分类号： A47J37/0682 ,  A47J37/0713

摘要： A heat radiating briquette for a cooking grill is formed of a suitable ceramic refractory or other material to have a rectilinear, flat base, a pyramid upstanding from the base and a perimetric trough encompassing the base of the pyramid. Each face of the pyramid is provided with a series of grooves extending from the apex to the base of the pyramid and communicating with the trough. A multiplicity of like briquettes are to be arranged over the surface of a supporting grate spaced below with their apices pointed upwardly toward the food support grill and spaced above the heat source of the food grill. The side edges of adjacent briquettes on the grate are abutting so as to substantially prevent inadvertent seepage of food renderings to the heat source. Renderings from food cooking on the food supporting grill impinge on the briquettes and flow downwardly along the grooves to collect in the trough. The heat source heats the briquettes and the renderings in the trough so that heat is radiated from both briquettes and renderings upwardly to cook the food on the food supporting grill.

摘要翻译： 用于烹饪格栅的散热团块由合适的陶瓷耐火材料或其他材料形成，以具有直线，平坦的基部，从基部直立的金字塔和包围金字塔底部的周边槽。 金字塔的每个面都设置有一系列从顶点延伸到金字塔底部并与槽连通的凹槽。 将多个类似的团块布置在隔开的支撑格栅的表面上，其顶端朝向食物支撑格栅向上指向并且间隔开在食物格栅的热源上方。 格栅上的相邻块状物的侧边缘是相邻的，以便基本上防止食物对热源的无意渗漏。 在食物支撑格栅上的食物烹饪中的调色剂撞击到团块上并沿着沟槽向下流动以收集在槽中。 热源加热槽中的压块和效果图，使得从煤饼和效果图向上辐射热量以烹饪食物支撑格栅上的食物。

公开(公告)号：US5108001A

公开(公告)日：1992-04-28

申请号：US547937

申请日：1990-07-03

申请人： Robert S. Harris

发明人： Robert S. Harris

IPC分类号： B60K15/04

CPC分类号： B60K15/0406 ,  Y10S220/33

摘要： A pressure relief and venting closure cap for a filler neck of a vehicle gas or coolant system tank having an initial rotary drive which opens a vent valve in response to a differential movement between a cap shell and a vent valve actuator to vent the filler neck and wherein continued rotation of the cap shell causes disconnection of the cap shell and the filler neck. There are two separate drives from the cap shell, one to operate the vent valve and one to rotate a sealing element which screwingly connects the cap to the filler neck. A lost motion connection is provided for the drive to the sealing element so that disconnection can only take place after venting. A torque over-ride is provided for the closure to limit its rotary closing screwing movement after the vent valve is closed. A second drive between the lost motion connection and the vent valve is provided to stop differential rotation between the cap shell and the vent valve actuator when the closure member is rotated.

摘要翻译： 一种用于具有初始旋转驱动器的车辆气体或冷却剂系统罐的填充管颈的压力释放和排放闭合盖，其响应于帽壳和排气阀致动器之间的差动运动而打开排气阀，以排出填充口和 其中帽壳的继续旋转导致帽壳和填充物颈部的断开。 有两个独立的驱动器从帽壳，一个操作排气阀和一个旋转一个密封元件，螺丝连接帽与加注口。 为驱动密封元件提供了一个空转连接，因此只能在排气后进行断开。 提供扭矩过载以使封闭件在通气阀关闭之后限制其旋转闭合旋紧运动。 提供了迷失运动连接和排气阀之间的第二驱动装置，用于当封闭构件旋转时，阻止帽壳与排气阀致动器之间的差速旋转。