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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sharon Elizabeth Beyer, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Dale Richard Jones, Flushing, MI (US);
Douglas James Golla, Le Vesinet, FR;
Matthew L. Catlin, Flushing, MI (US);
Michael Froats, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Niemiec, Brighton, MI (US);
Ulf Sawert, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Jeffrey W. Beyer, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/704 ;
Abstract
A fuel tank cover assembly for a fuel tank of a vehicle includes a cover adapted to close an opening in the fuel tank having a fuel reservoir disposed therein, a return guide rod extending from the fuel reservoir toward the cover, and a valve disposed between the cover and the return guide rod to allow one-way flow of fuel from the cover to the fuel reservoir.