Patent ID: 6029719
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
A fuel tank having a free space, the fuel tank comprising:a filling flap including a guide cam;a filler neck capable of being closed by the filling flap and including a plug fitting and a valve support located on a side of the filler neck facing away from the fuel tank, wherein the valve support includes at least one valve seat;a storage chamber filled with an absorption element and into which a volatile fuel component is supplied;at least one shaft;a driving device;a valve including a sealing flap, the sealing flap including a guide link; anda vent line capable of being closed by the valve and for connecting the free space and the storage chamber, wherein:the sealing flap and the filling flap serve as components of the valve support,each one of the sealing flap and the filling flap is capable of swiveling about the at least one shaft,each one of the sealing flap and the filling flap is capable of being placed against the at least one valve seat when under an influence of a spring tension,the sealing flap and the filling flap are mechanically coupled by the driving device,when the filling flap and the sealing flap are each in a closed position, the guide cam and the guide link are separated from each other by a distance, andeach one of the sealing flap and the filling flap is capable of being jointly forced into an open position by an insertion of a gas hose nozzle through the filling flap into the filler neck.