Patent ID: 8403001
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: B60K,F16K,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector for a fuel tank, comprising: a cylindrical main body having an outer surface, a holding end portion at one end thereof, an assembling portion on one side thereof, and a wall portion projecting outwardly from the outer surface and extending toward the holding end portion to form a space between the outer surface and the wall portion, said wall portion being integrally formed with the main body as one unit and having therein a plurality of holes spaced apart from each other and a length less than a length between the holding end portion and a portion where the wall portion is integrally fixed to the main body; a connecting cylinder body having an attachment portion of a pipe which connects a fuel tank and an external portion, an assembled portion formed at one side thereof and extending beyond the attachment portion, said assembled portion being assembled with the assembling portion of the cylindrical main body and having engaging projections projecting outwardly from an outer surface thereof, a stopper portion formed on an inside thereof at a side opposite to the assembled portion, and a smooth inner surface extending from a portion adjacent to the stopper portion to the assembled portion; and a reinforcing cylinder body housed inside the connecting cylinder body, wherein when assembling the cylindrical main body and the connecting cylinder body, the assembling portion is disposed in the assembled portion, the assembled portion is disposed in the space between the outer surface and the wall portion, and the engaging projections engage the holes, and the reinforcing cylinder body is sandwiched from both sides by the stopper portion and the holding end portion so that the reinforcing cylinder body is positioned on an inside of the attachment portion of the connecting cylinder body.