Patent ID: 8567458

Claim:
A fuel filler apparatus of a vehicle that, during normal operation thereof, only permits insertion of fuel dispensing nozzles of a diameter within a predefined range, and prevents insertion of fuel dispensing nozzles whose diameter is smaller than a lowest value or larger than a highest value of the predefined range, said fuel filler apparatus having a filler opening formed therein; the fuel filler apparatus comprising: a belt member having a circular shape, said belt member arranged around the filler opening, said belt member being operable to rotate while an inside diameter of the circular shape expands by contact of the fuel dispensing nozzle with the belt member, wherein a diameter of the fuel dispensing nozzle is larger than the inside diameter of the circular shape of the belt member; a nozzle insertion restricting member provided at a position closer to inside of the vehicle than the position of the belt member; and a manual operation override mechanism which, by a manual operation thereof enables said nozzle insertion restricting member to be opened manually, and permits the insertion of fuel dispensing nozzles of a diameter smaller than the lowest value of the predefined range.