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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Itsuo Honda, Fujisawa, JP;
Shunpei Nabeya, Sagamihara, JP;
Itsuo Honda, Fujisawa, JP;
Shunpei Nabeya, Sagamihara, JP;
NIFCO INC., Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A connector attached to a fuel tank for connecting a ventilation flow passage thereof to the fuel tank is provided. The connector includes an upper chamber provided with a first communication portion relative to the ventilation flow passage; and a lower chamber provided with a second communication portion relative to the fuel tank, and a third communication portion relative to the upper chamber. A mortar-shaped portion narrowing toward a lower side is formed in a bottom portion of the upper chamber. The third communication portion is formed in a bottom of the mortar-shaped portion, and recesses and protrusions are formed in a wall face of the mortar-shaped portion.