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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kent Bovellan, Trollhattan, SE;
Lars-Olof Hellgren, Trollhattan, SE;
Christer Berntsson, Trollhattan, SE;
Assignee:
Saab Automobile AB, , SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 9722 ; 296189 ; 220 862 ;
Abstract
In a fuel system of a vehicle a filler end of a fuel pipe is attached to the bodywork of the vehicle and accessible via filler opening in the side of the bodywork. The filler end is fastened to a bodywork element situated inside the side of the bodywork, which bodywork element supports a shield arranged around the filler end, which shield finishes at a certain distance from the side of the bodywork and during collisions protects a filler cap mounted on the fuel pipe.