Patent ID: 6109310
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
A fuel tank with a vent system comprising:a. a reservoir with a filler tube upstanding therefrom comprising a top wall with a baffle depending therefrom having a lowermost edge, the reservoir defining a void space when fuel is filled in the fuel tank to prevent overfilling of the fuel tank, the void space being on the opposite side of the baffle as the filler tube, and the reservoir top wall comprising a portion that is above the void space; andb. vent means for slowly bleeding fuel vapor from the void space to the filler tube in response to warming of the fuel vapor in the reservoir void space, the vent means comprising:i. a first fitting in the reservoir top wall above the void space;ii. a second fitting in the filler tube; andiii. a tube having a first end connected to the first fitting and a second end connected to the second fitting.