Patent ID: 6619343
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
A filler neck assembly for interconnecting a fuel filler tube to a fuel tank and substantially reducing the amount of fuel vapor emissions, said filler neck assembly comprising:a fuel filler tube for providing fluid passage to the fuel tank, said fuel filler tube having a distal end; a fuel filler tube extension attached to said distal end of said filler tube; a fuel spud connector extending outwardly from and fixedly secured to the fuel tank, said spud connector having an inner wall defining a fluid passageway into the fuel tank and an open distal end for receiving said fuel filler tube extension; a first seal defined by a permeation-resistant inner barrier layer on said inner wall of said spud connector; and a resilient second seal interposed between said inner wall of said spud connector and said fuel filler tube extension for sealing the connection therebetween of fuel vapor.