| 发明名称 | Improper fuel nozzle insertion-inhibiting system | ||
| 摘要 | A mis-fuel inhibitor (MFI) assembly is configured to prevent an improper fuel nozzle from dispensing fuel into a fuel tank. The assembly may include a main body having an MFI nozzle passage formed therethrough. The main body is configured to allow a proper fuel nozzle to pass through the MFI nozzle passage, and prevent the improper fuel nozzle from passing therethrough. The assembly may also include at least one securing member configured to connect to the main body within a fuel fill line. The securing member(s) is configured to securely retain the main body within the fuel fill line. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9522594(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2016.12.20 |
| 申请号 | US201414782349 | 申请日期 | 2014.03.27 |
| 申请人 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 发明人 | Kim Edward;Sanchez Miguel;Sutenbach Paul M.;Sperando Stephen |
| 分类号 | B60K15/05;B60K15/04 | 主分类号 | B60K15/05 |
| 代理机构 | The Small Patent Law Group, LLC | 代理人 | Butscher Joseph M.;The Small Patent Law Group, LLC |
| 主权项 | 1. A mis-fuel inhibitor (MFI) assembly configured to prevent an improper fuel nozzle from dispensing fuel into a fuel tank, the MFI assembly comprising: a main body having an MFI nozzle passage formed therethrough, wherein the main body is configured to allow a proper fuel nozzle to pass through the MFI nozzle passage, and wherein the main body is configured to prevent the improper fuel nozzle from passing through the MFI nozzle passage; and at least one securing member configured to connect to the main body within a fuel fill line, wherein the at least one securing member is configured to securely retain the main body within the fuel fill line, and wherein the at least one securing member comprises at least one flexible and resilient portion that is configured to securely connect the main body to the fuel fill line and sealingly engage an interior wall portion of the fuel line. | ||
| 地址 | Glenview IL US | ||