Patent ID: 6789568
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: B60K,F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
A crossover fuel assembly for uni-directional transfer of fuel between two tanks of a work vehicle comprising:a check valve assembly including a first tube, a hinge, and a flap, the first tube having two ends including an upstream end and a downstream end, the downstream end being closeable by the flap, the flap being pivotally connected to an upper point of the downstream end by the hinge, such that fuel flows through the first tube from the upstream end to the downstream end of the first tube; a first flexible polymeric tube having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the downstream end of the check valve assembly; and a suction tube assembly including a second tube and a fuel intake pipe, the second tube having first and second ends and a tube wall, the first end of the second tube being connected to the second end of the first flexible polymeric tube, wherein the fuel intake pipe is in communication with a hole in the tube wall.