摘要 |
The invention concerns a fuel check valve to prevent unintentional siphoning of fuel from a cell should a fuel delivery line by severed. The check valve includes a valve housing having a fluid conduit coupling a first and second orifice. An internal seat is formed in the fluid conduit to receive a needle body having a seat mating portion that is complementary to the internal seat, thereby creating a fluid barrier when brought into compressive contact therewith. Compressive contact is created by a compression spring located intermediate between the valve housing and the needle body. When the check valve is included in a fuel delivery system, a partial vacuum created by a fuel pump downstream from the valve overcomes the spring bias to cause the needle body to unseat, thereby permitting fuel flow.
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