VALVE HOUSING FOR A FUEL TANK-MOUNTED VALVE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a valve assembly for a fuel tank includes forming a valve housing with a recess that is sized to retain a component inserted into the recess. The component is detectable by a sensor located outside of the fuel tank when the valve assembly is mounted in the fuel tank. A valve assembly includes a valve housing having a recess. The component is retained in the recess by the valve housing.
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33 Claims
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1-14. -14. (canceled)
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15. A valve assembly comprising:
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a valve housing having a cylindrical recess; a metal disc sized to fit into the recess and to be retained in the cylindrical recess only by the valve housing so that the metal disc is exposed; wherein the cylindrical recess is exposed at a surface of the housing; and wherein the metal disc has an angled rim configured to dig into the valve housing at the cylindrical recess so that the metal disc is retained to the valve housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An assembly comprising:
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a fuel tank having a wall with an inner surface partially defining an interior space; a valve assembly including; a component; a valve housing having a cylindrical recess sufficiently sized to contain the component, and having an opening at which the component is exposed when the component is contained in the cylindrical recess; wherein the valve assembly is mounted to the inner surface of the wall of the fuel tank with the opening facing the inner surface, thereby enabling the component to be detected from outside of the fuel tank; wherein the component has an angled rim; and
wherein the valve housing interferes with the angled rim at the cylindrical recess so that the component is retained to the valve housing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A valve assembly comprising:
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a valve housing having a generally flat outer surface and having a recess that extends into the valve housing from the generally flat outer surface; a disc sized to fit into the recess and to be retained in the recess only by the valve housing so that the disc is exposed; and wherein the disc has a generally flat center portion surrounded by an angled rim that is configured to interfere with the valve housing in the recess below the generally flat outer surface so that the disc is retained to the valve housing and only the generally flat center portion is exposed in the recess. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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32-1. The valve assembly of claim 31, wherein the valve housing is a one-piece, injection-molded valve housing.
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