Patent ID: 6652007
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: F02M,F16L

Abstract:
A connector of a fuel pipe for vehicle which comprises a connector housing mounted on one of a fuel feed pipe, a fuel recovery pipe and an evaporative fuel gas connecting pipe and a latch combined with the connector housing,wherein the latch includes: guide members oppositely located at a prescribed interval, each guide member having a curved inner surface, a slant surface on a front portion of the guide member for guiding an insertion of the pipe, a fixed jaw on a rear portion of the guide member for retaining a bead formed on the peripheral surface of the pipe, and a guide groove formed in the center of the guide member; push members located away from the opposite sides of the guide members; and two pair of waved resilient members connected to the guide members and the push members, so that the pipe is smoothly separated from the force provided to the guide member evenly when the push members are pressed and the pipe and bead are clamped from a powerful elastic force when the pipes are inserted.