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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xiankai Song, Canton, MI (US);
Rodolfo Palma, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Zitkovic, Jr., Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2006.01); B67D 7/42 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2013.01); B67D 7/42 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0461 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for nozzle guides for vehicle refueling adapters. In one example, a nozzle guide includes a plurality of protrusions adapted to center a fuel nozzle within the nozzle guide and to reduce a likelihood of over-insertion of the fuel nozzle into the nozzle guide. The nozzle guide may include features such as a rear guard and upper wall adapted to reduce ingression of liquid fuel with fuel vapor flowing from the fuel tank.