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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2014
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takuma Koishikawa, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Uemae, Wako, JP;
Takashi Toriki, Wako, JP;
Yoji Fukui, Wako, JP;
Takumi Sakamoto, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Shimura, Wako, JP;
Shinji Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Satoshi Okayama, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a fuel cap provided with a breather mechanism, a cap openably and closably covers a fuel filler of a fuel tank. The cap includes a breather passage for communication between the inside and the outside of the fuel tank. The breather passage is provided with a breather valve mechanism and a resonator chamber as a silencing mechanism. The breather mechanism is a valve having a spring capable of retaining a pressure within the fuel tank up to a predetermined pressure.