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Fuel filler pipe information collar for fuel type identification

A fuel type, filler pipe technology, applied in the layout, power plant, vehicle components, etc. combined with the fuel supply of an internal combustion engine, to achieve the effects of easy installation, avoidance of separation, and increased manufacturability

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-09-23
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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Also, additional labels, such as inside a fuel door containing printed information about the type of fuel used for that fuel door, may not be helpful because customers often do not see or read these labels

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[0018] figure 1 A fuel type information system 12 of the motor vehicle 10 is illustrated for indicating to the driver the type of fuel being used by the motor vehicle 10 . The fuel type information system 12 may include a fuel tank filler tube assembly 20 for filling fuel into a fuel tank 23 of the motor vehicle 10, and an inlet 19 configured for connection with the fuel tank filler tube assembly 20, i.e., the fuel tank The fuel type information ring 14 engaged by the outer periphery 18 of the inlet 19 of the fuel tank filler tube of the filler tube assembly, in some examples such as image 3 As better shown in FIG. 2 , the fuel type information ring 14 is just below the ridge or flange 22 of the fuel tank filler tube 20 .

[0019] The fuel type information system 12 is located at the inlet 19 of the fuel tank filler pipe assembly 20, behind a fuel door 24 located on the body 26 of the motor vehicle, when the driver opens the fuel door 24 and separates the fuel cap 25 to add ...

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This invention relates to fuel filler pipe information collar for fuel type identification, a fuel type information collar is provided. The fuel type information collar is configured to engage an outer perimeter of a fuel tank filler pipe assembly of an automotive vehicle. It may include an inner perimeter defining an aperture configured to engage the outer perimeter of the fuel tank filler pipe assembly. It may additionally include a top surface including indicia of fuel type information for indicating type of fuel to be used by the automotive vehicle. It may further include a plurality of radial finger cuts angularly spaced around the inner perimeter, the plurality of radial finger cuts forming a plurality of fingers that engage the outer perimeter of the fuel tank filler pipe assembly.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a filler pipe information ring for fuel type identification, in particular to a fuel type information ring configured for engagement to the outer periphery of the inlet of a fuel tank filler pipe of a fuel tank filler pipe assembly of a motor vehicle. Background technique [0002] Drivers of today's vehicles have a variety of fuel options available at the gas station. For example, a variety of alternative fuels, such as ethanol-based fuels, one example being E85 which contains 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline are available in the market. Some vehicles, such as flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs), are specially designed and manufactured to run on gasoline, E85, or some combination thereof. Other vehicles can be configured to run on gasoline alone. [0003] The SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) suggested specification to indicate to drivers the type of fuel their vehicle is using is through the use of a colored fuel cap. For...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60K15/01
CPCB60K15/04Y10T29/49945
Inventor 布赖恩·托马斯·艾特肯
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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