Patent ID: 6418985
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
An alignment system, comprising:a receiver coupled in liquid communication with a receptacle, the receiver defining X, Y and Z axes; a nozzle coupled in liquid communication with a fuel source, the nozzle defining Xâ€², Yâ€² and Zâ€² axes; and interactive alignment structure for guiding alignment of the Z and Zâ€² axes in response to movement of the receiver along the X axis and the nozzle along the Yâ€² axis, the interactive alignment structure comprising: an emitter carried by one of the receiver the nozzle for emitting a stimulus, and sensor apparatus carried adjacent the other one of the receiver and the nozzle for receiving the stimulus, the sensor apparatus comprising: a first sensor for receiving the stimulus for indicating alignment of the Y and Yâ€² axes and the Z and Zâ€² axes in a common two-dimensional plane in response to movement of the receiver along the X axis, and a second sensor for receiving the stimulus for indicating alignment of the Z and Zâ€² axes in response to movement of the nozzle along the Yâ€² axis.