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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Jonathan A. Rihtar, Columbus, OH (US);
Hiroshi Kitamura, Dublin, OH (US);
Matthew E. Swanson, Richwood, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/10 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); F02M 37/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/103 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03059 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03447 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03453 (2013.01); F02M 2037/082 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7043 (2015.04);
Abstract
A cover assembly and method for a vehicle fuel pump includes a cover base secured in a fixed position relative to the vehicle fuel pump and a flexible cover connected to the cover base and positioned by the cover base to inhibit water access to the vehicle fuel pump. The method includes securing the cover base in a fixed position relative to the vehicle fuel pump, connecting the flexible cover to the cover base, and positioning the flexible cover with the cover base to inhibit water access to the vehicle fuel pump.