Patent ID: 8978914
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A fuel tank fuel filler structure comprising: a fuel fill inlet member that is equipped with a fuel fill inlet into which a fuel nozzle for fueling a fuel tank is inserted; an opening-and-closing valve that is capable of opening and closing the fuel fill inlet; a rotational member for attaching the opening-and-closing valve to the fuel fill inlet member in such a way that the opening-and-closing valve is rotatable between a closed position in which the opening-and-closing valve closes the fuel fill inlet and an open position in which the opening-and-closing valve opens the fuel fill inlet as a result of being pushed by the fuel nozzle; a guide member that is attached rotatably to the fuel fill inlet member or the opening-and-closing valve and that guides the fuel nozzle to the opening-and-closing valve at a time of insertion of the fuel nozzle into the fuel fill inlet; and an interlock member that allows the guide member to move interlockingly with the rotation operation of the opening-and-closing valve in such a way as to enlarge an insertion region of the fuel nozzle when the opening-and-closing valve is in the open position, wherein with respect to a fuel nozzle where a large diameter portion is configured in the middle of its lengthwise direction, at the time of insertion, the interlock member allows the guide member to move interlockingly with the rotation operation of the opening-and-closing valve in such a way that the guide member becomes positioned in a withdrawal region withdrawn from a passage region of the large diameter portion.