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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1983
Filed:
May. 04, 1982
Kiyokazu Yamamoto, Fujisawa, JP;
Ko Hiratsuka, Chigasaki, JP;
Toshie Tanaka, Machida, JP;
Shigeyuki Iwasaki, Machida, JP;
Nifco Inc., Yokohama, JP;
Jidosha Denki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A filter device for a fuel tank comprises an upper wall for supporting in position a tubular member such as a fuel line or a pump casing, a bottom wall disposed at a distance from the upper wall, and a cylindrical wall supporting in position a mesh encircling the space intervening between the upper wall and the bottom wall. The cylindrical wall and either the upper wall or the bottom wall are integrally molded of a plastic material in one integral part, the bottom wall or the upper wall is molded separately of a plastic material in a separate part to be fitted to the free end of the cylindrical wall in the one integral part, one of the two parts which has an outer fitting peripheral wall surface is formed of a plastic material having a smaller rate of dimensional change, and the other part which has an inner fitting peripheral wall surface is formed of a plastic material having a larger rate of dimensional change.