Patent ID: 7147001

Claim:
A fuel-transfer system for a fuel system of a vehicle including a filler neck and a fuel tank including a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart from the top wall, the fuel-transfer system comprising a valve carrier formed to include a valve seat and a fuel-transfer channel terminating at the valve seat and adapted to be coupled to a filler neck and a fuel tank to conduct fuel from the filler neck to the fuel tank through the fuel-transfer channel and a tank inlet check valve apparatus mounted on the valve carrier for pivotable movement about a pivot axis between a closed position engaging the valve seat to block discharge of fuel from the fuel-transfer channel and an opened position disengaging the valve seat to allow discharge of fuel from the fuel-transfer channel, the tank inlet check valve apparatus including a valve mover pivotably coupled to the valve carrier at the pivot axis, a diverter valve including a closure coupled to the valve mover for movement therewith and a seal ring coupled to the closure to move therewith relative to the valve seat, and a biasing spring arranged to yieldably pivot the valve mover about the pivot axis to move the closure normally toward the valve seat to trap the seal ring between the closure and the valve seat to locate the tank inlet check valve apparatus in the closed position wherein the valve mover further includes a base coupled to the closure and at least one socket pin coupled to the base and arranged to extend toward the closure, the closure is formed to include a socket for each of the socket pins, and each socket is configured to receive one of the socket pins for sliding movement therein during movement of the sealing ring to engage and disengage the valve seat.