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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Shoichi Hokazono, Wako, JP;
Yoshinobu Terada, Wako, JP;
Kazuhisa Ishida, Nishikasugai-gun, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle fuel cap comprises a casing body for opening/closing a filler opening of a filler neck communicating with a fuel tank; and a lid that is equipped at an upper portion of the casing body and is formed of a conductive material, and the vehicle fuel cap forms a discharge portion in the lid for discharging static charge in the lid to the filler neck, wherein the discharge portion comprises a projection form provided on an inner peripheral face of the lid opposite to an outer peripheral edge of the filler opening, and on the inner peripheral face a longitudinal groove is formed at both sides of the discharge portion and along an axial direction of the casing body.