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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Terrence Zitkovic, Jr., Dearborn, MI (US);
Xiankai Song, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2006.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01); B60K 15/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/0406 (2013.01); B60K 15/03504 (2013.01); B60K 15/04 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0429 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0458 (2013.01);
Abstract
A capless refueling port attached to a fuel tank of a vehicle is presented. In one example, the capless refueling port includes a main opening, an articulating unitary plug mounted within a nozzle chamber of the fuel port, and a drain tube. The articulating plug is configured to partially or fully close an inlet of the drain tube connected to the fuel port during refueling; the articulating plug is further adjusted to open after refueling, allowing the fuel port to dissipate any residual pressure in the nozzle chamber to the atmosphere.