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：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：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：US06431228B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-13

申请号：US09852814

申请日：2001-05-10

申请人： Dean C. Foltz ,  Jason K. Jobe

发明人： Dean C. Foltz ,  Jason K. Jobe

IPC分类号： B65B104

摘要： An apparatus for use with a filler neck of a vehicle includes a filler neck access door adapted to be coupled to a side wall of the vehicle, a filler neck closure that is adapted to be coupled to an open mouth of the filler neck to close the open mouth and includes a first seal configured to block fuel and fuel vapor from flowing from the filler neck to atmosphere, and a cover configured to cover the filler neck closure upon closure of the filler neck access door. The cover includes a second seal and a seal support coupled to the second seal and the filler neck access door. The seal support yieldably biases the second seal into engagement with the filler neck closure upon closure of the filler neck access door.

公开(公告)号：US07246642B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-24

申请号：US11226709

申请日：2005-09-14

申请人： Dean C. Foltz ,  Jason K. Jobe ,  Wallace D. Tallent

发明人： Dean C. Foltz ,  Jason K. Jobe ,  Wallace D. Tallent

IPC分类号： B65B1/04

CPC分类号： B60K15/0406 ,  B60K15/04 ,  B60K2015/03401 ,  B60K2015/0429

摘要： A filler neck closure unit includes a frangible portion that is configured to break along a fracture line when an outer portion of the closure unit is hit by a strong blow. The closure unit includes an inner portion that remains coupled to a filler neck to block discharge of liquid fuel and fuel vapor from the filler neck and an outer portion that takes the blow and separates from the inner portion at the fracture line.

摘要翻译： 填充物颈部闭合单元包括易碎部分，其被构造成当封闭单元的外部部分受到强烈打击时，沿断裂线断裂。 闭合单元包括内部部分，其保持联接到填充物颈部以阻止液体燃料和燃料蒸汽从填充管颈排放，以及外部部分，该外部部分在断裂线处与内部部分分离。