Title:
VENT VALVE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/004246
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A vent valve assembly (10) at least partially disposed within an interior of a fuel tank (12) is provided. The vent valve assembly (10) comprises a housing (20), a first venting orifice (26), a float (24) configured to close the first venting orifice (26) when the level of fuel in the housing (20) reaches a predetermined level, a second venting orifice (28), and a stop (36) configured to close the second venting orifice (28) to facilitate a pressure differential between the housing (20) and the fuel tank (12).
Inventors:
PIFER DANIEL LEE (US)
MARTIN CHARLES JOSEPH (US)
BENJEY ROBERT (US)
MCINTOSH ANDREW (US)
MARTIN CHARLES JOSEPH (US)
BENJEY ROBERT (US)
MCINTOSH ANDREW (US)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2010/001665
Publication Date:
April 07, 2011
Filing Date:
July 06, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EATON CORP (US)
PIFER DANIEL LEE (US)
MARTIN CHARLES JOSEPH (US)
BENJEY ROBERT (US)
MCINTOSH ANDREW (US)
PIFER DANIEL LEE (US)
MARTIN CHARLES JOSEPH (US)
BENJEY ROBERT (US)
MCINTOSH ANDREW (US)
International Classes:
F16K24/04; B60K15/035
Foreign References:
| EP1236605A2 | 2002-09-04 | |||
| US20060042690A1 | 2006-03-02 | |||
| US20060231138A1 | 2006-10-19 |
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