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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Tetsuya Takahashi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Koji Miwa, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Ishikawa, Okazaki, JP;
Kyosan Denki Co., Ltd., Ibaraki-Pref., JP;
Abstract
A fill-up control valve structure includes a casing attached to a fuel tank, a float provided in a space defined in the casing so as to cause an up-and-down movement, a valve body provided at an upper portion of the float, a ventilation passage communicating with a downstream side of the valve body, and at least one first ventilation hole opened at a lower part of the casing to connect the inner space of the casing and the fuel tank to introduce fuel from the fuel tank into the space. Furthermore, at least one second ventilation hole is provided at an upper part of the casing to connect the inner space of the casing and the fuel tank. The hole size of second ventilation hole is smaller than that of the first ventilation hole.