Patent ID: 7997306
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. An inner structure of a filler neck of a fuel filler tube for directing fuel from a fuel filling gun to a fuel tank via a filling port of the fuel filler tube, the inner structure comprising: a nozzle support section having a pipe for supporting a nozzle of the fuel filling gun, wherein the pipe has an inner diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the nozzle, wherein the pipe has a distal end portion located remote from the filling port and extending, in a direction toward the fuel tank, to a position within a range of a length of an intermediate bent section of the fuel filler tube, wherein the pipe is a straight pipe, and wherein the nozzle support section further includes a bracket which is fixed to an inner surface of the fuel filler tube, and the pipe is fixed to the bracket and extends downwardly from the bracket.