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Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 21, 2015
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventor:

Shuichi Aso, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2006.01); F16L 29/00 (2006.01); F16L 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 29/007 (2013.01); B60K 15/04 (2013.01); F16L 29/02 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0461 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8242 (2015.04);
Abstract

A fuel tank fueling portion structure includes: a fueling pipe that is in fluid communication with a fuel tank, the fueling pipe being provided with a fueling opening; a lid that is openably and closably provided at a vehicle body, the lid in a closed state covering the fueling opening from a vehicle body outer side; an on-off valve that is provided at a flow channel inside the fueling pipe and closes off the flow channel, the on-off valve opening up the flow channel when pressed by the fueling nozzle; and a valve retention device that is provided in the fueling pipe, the valve retention device retaining an open state of the on-off valve that has been opened by pressing from the fueling nozzle, and releasing the retention of the open state of the on-off valve when the lid goes into a closed state.


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