Patent ID: 6062250
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
A fuel cut device for a fuel tank comprising:a valve body having:at least two gas vent passages which are interconnected and cross each other at an angle, each of said gas vent passages terminating at external ports located at opposing ends thereof, said external ports formed integral with said valve body and having a first diameter;a body portion having a hollow interior separated from said gas vent passages by a partition, said partition having an internal port extending therethrough and providing fluid communication between said gas vent passages and said hollow interior, with a valve seat formed in said partition surrounding said internal port and facing said hollow interior, said body portion having an opening for flow of gas from the fuel tank into said hollow interior; anda flange having a second diameter, larger than said first diameter, and surrounding one of said external ports, for receiving a two-way valve, whereby a two-way valve may be mounted integral with said valve body through a mating fit with said flange; anda float including a valve member and mounted within said hollow interior for reciprocating motion along a central axis between (1) an upper, closed position wherein said valve member is fully seated within said valve seat and blocks the fluid communication and (2) a lower, open position wherein the fluid communication is established, wherein said central axis is perpendicular to said gas vent passages.