Vehicle fuel tank fill pipe

摘要

A filling end 4 of a fuel pipe 3 connected to a fuel tank 2 is attached to the chassis of the vehicle. The filling end is fixed to a body element (9) inside the body work, the element carrying a pipe protector (13) which runs round the fill end and terminates at set distance from the body side (5). In the direction of the body, the protector (13) length protects the pipe fill end (4) and the fitted tank cover (17) to guard against collisions. A tubular seal (15) round the fill end (4) is fixed to the body element inside the protector (13) and adjoins the body side (5) round the tank opening (6). The seal (15) adjoins the body side via a body-fitted holder and has its own fuel drainage opening (22). The seal should be made of rubber and the protector (13) of metal, and thus welded to the body. The protector is in bowl shape opening towards the body. The holder (16) holds the pivotal tank cap (7) closing off the tank entry (6). The body element (9) is arranged in a wheelhouse (11) and encloses the tank fill pipe (3) within this (11).