B60K2015/0474

SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE
20220402356 · 2022-12-22 ·

The present disclosure relates to a fuel filler apparatus/charging port apparatus/hidden handle apparatus for a vehicle. The fuel filler apparatus/charging port apparatus has a fuel filler lid/charging port lid, and the hidden handle apparatus has a hidden door handle. The fuel filler apparatus/charging port apparatus/hidden handle apparatus includes actuation apparatus and actuation apparatus control unit. The actuation apparatus includes motor, where the motor has an open position, a closed position, and an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position, and the motor is configured to drive an actuation component to move between the open position and the closed position. The actuation apparatus control unit receives an opening signal and a closing signal from a body control module, the opening signal causes the actuation component to move to the open position, and the closing signal causes the actuation component to move to the closed position. The actuation apparatus control unit performs closed-loop control of the motor based on a proportional-integral-derivative control algorithm according to a temperature, a voltage, and a position of the motor, to precisely control the fuel filler lid apparatus/charging port lid apparatus/hidden handle apparatus to move between the open position and the closed position.

Fuel refilling system for a refrigerated trailer
11597311 · 2023-03-07 ·

The fuel refilling system for a refrigerated trailer is a fluid transfer system. The fuel refilling system for a refrigerated trailer is configured for use with a tractor. The tractor further has a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system further incorporates a compression pump. The fuel refilling system for a refrigerated trailer receives fuel under pressure from an externally provided source and transports the received fuel to a fuel reservoir. The fuel refilling system for a refrigerated trailer is formed by the trailer and a fuel supply system. The fuel supply system receives the fuel received under pressure from an externally provided source. The fuel supply system releases the fuel received under pressure from an externally provided source into the compression pump.

Vehicle tank structure
11679668 · 2023-06-20 · ·

A protection measure for a vehicle during a side collision is provided, and an oil feeding pipe is attached to a side face of a tank. A vehicle tank structure has a pair of left and right rear frames extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, a floor panel coupling the rear frames, and a tank provided below the floor panel. A side face part of the tank includes a connection port to which an oil feeding pipe is connected, the side face part being directed toward the vehicle-width-direction outer side. A hit-first face part located on the vehicle-width-direction outer side relative to a distal end of the connection port is located above a mounting face part at which the connection port is provided.

Mounting structure for fuel shutoff valve unit
11511622 · 2022-11-29 · ·

A mounting structure for a fuel shutoff valve unit (U) includes a valve device (50) which is provided in a fuel tank (31) of a saddle type vehicle (1) and in which a breather passage (Y) which discharges volatile fuel to the outside is formed and a valve (51) which prevents leakage of liquid fuel is provided, wherein, in the saddle type vehicle including a filler tube (F) which is provided inside the fuel tank (31) and supplies fuel supplied from the outside to the inside of the fuel tank (31), a support member (B) which is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the filler tube (F) and supports the fuel shutoff valve unit (U) inside the fuel tank (31) is provided.

INSIDE MOUNTING MODULAR FUEL FILL POCKET ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE

A fuel fill pocket mounting system includes a mounting bracket having an inboard surface and an outboard surface. The outboard surface is bonded to an interior surface of a sheet molded composite body panel. A filler housing is attached to the inboard surface of the mounting bracket. The filler housing includes a wall defining an interior space. A snap in bezel is attached to the filler housing within the interior space. The bezel includes an outer lip disposed against the wall of the filler housing. The bezel includes a rubber material in sealing engagement with a fuel inlet pipe to limit fuel leakage between the bezel and the fuel inlet pipe.

Fuel tank structure for saddle-ride type vehicle
09789760 · 2017-10-17 · ·

A fuel tank structure for a saddle-ride vehicle for discharging fuel leaking out from a filler neck between a cover member and a fuel tank. The fuel tank structure includes a filler neck having a collar portion projecting upwardly from an upper surface of a fuel tank with a tank cap to seal the filler neck. A tank cover includes a cover opening portion into which the collar portion is inserted for covering the circumference of the filler neck. The tank cap has an extending wall portion for surrounding the outside of the collar portion and extending to a position below the cover opening portion so that fuel leaking from the filler neck is discharged through a clearance between the fuel tank and the tank cover.

Fuel filler structure
11241952 · 2022-02-08 · ·

A fuel filler structure includes a base member, a shutter member, a seal part, and an opening part. The base member includes a fuel filler port and a fuel filler port outer circumferential part which is provided outward further than the fuel filler port. In the shutter member, an opening-closing valve is supported movable to a closed position and an open position. The seal part is arranged between the fuel filler port outer circumferential part and the opening-closing valve when the opening-closing valve is located at the closed position. The opening part connects together an outer surface and an inner surface of the fuel filler port outer circumferential part, and a second opening end of the opening part is arranged at a position that overlaps the opening-closing valve when the opening-closing valve is located at the closed position.

Fuel filler device

A fuel filler device for filling fuel into a vehicle tank, includes a filler pipe for receiving a fuel filler nozzle, which filler pipe can be connected with the vehicle tank. At least one pivotably mounted closing flap is arranged in the filler pipe. A spring element is provided, which biases the at least one closing flap into a closing position closing a passage through the filler pipe. The at least one closing flap is pivotable from the closing position into an opening position opening a passage through the filler pipe as a result of the fuel filler nozzle inserted into the filler pipe. At least one valve element forms at least one bypass to the at least one closing flap, and from a limit pressure difference, allows a passage of gas out of the filler pipe and/or into the filler pipe.

Filler pipe bracket assembly of pickup truck

A filler pipe bracket of an aluminum pickup truck includes a two-tiered body, a first side member, and a second side member. The two-tiered body includes a first layer defining a first pipe aperture and a second layer defining a second pipe aperture. The first side member extends from the first layer and includes a first mount flange oriented for securing to a portion of an inner pickup box frame. The second side member extends from the second layer and includes a second mount flange for fastening to another portion of the inner pickup box frame. The first pipe aperture may be sized to receive a diesel fuel pipe and the second pipe aperture may be sized to receive a diesel exhaust fluid pipe.

VEHICLE FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
20170320387 · 2017-11-09 ·

Some embodiments are directed to a cover assembly for a fuel filler pipe that is disposed adjacent vehicle suspension components. The cover assembly can include a first cover portion that includes a first extension that extends in a first direction and a second extension that extends in a second direction that intersects the first extension at an angle, the first cover portion forming a channel defined by a first cover portion wall that is configured to wrap around a portion of an outer perimeter of the fuel filler pipe so as to leave a section of the outer perimeter of the fuel filler pipe exposed so as to permit movement of the exposed outer perimeter section, the first cover portion being configured to extend more than half a length of the fuel filler pipe.