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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mike Zitkovic, Dearborn, MI (US);
Xiankai Song, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2006.01); B67D 7/54 (2010.01); B67D 7/50 (2010.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/50 (2013.01); B60K 15/04 (2013.01); B60K 15/0403 (2013.01); B67D 7/54 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03375 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03595 (2013.01); B60K 2015/047 (2013.01); B60K 2015/049 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0429 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0477 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems are provided for refueling a fuel tank of a motor vehicle via a funnel including an insert. In one example, a system may include a funnel including an insert coupled to an inner circumference of the funnel, the insert including a plurality of projections positioned on an inner perimeter of the insert. The plurality of projections may include a first projection spanning a first axial length, a second projection spanning a second axial length, and a third projection spanning a third axial length.