Device for the ventilation of a fuel tank, particularly for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A device for the ventilation of a fuel tank, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising at least two ventilation pipes which are disposed within a fuel tank in a manner extending in a transverse direction relative to an intended orientation of the fuel tank within a vehicle, said ventilation pipes having a free end and an end adjacent to an outlet pipe, one of the ends adjacent the outlet pipe connected thereto, said ventilation pipes having intake ports which are respectively disposed on the free ends of the ventilation pipes adjacent to opposite, lateral vertical boundary walls of the fuel tank, wherein said ventilation pipes comprise a first and a a second ventilation pipe, said second ventilation pipe being larger in diameter than said first ventilation pipe, the first ventilation pipe having forked pipe sections, one of which is surrounded by said second ventilation pipe, and another of which is disposed outside of the second pipe.
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Abstract
In the interior of a fuel tank, a device is provided for its ventilation, comprising ventilation pipes, which run in a transverse direction relative to the vehicle in which the tank is mounted, and whose intake ports are disposed adjacent to opposite, vertical boundary walls of the fuel tank. In order for the ventilation device to be simple to produce, have a low overall height and function good, the ventilation pipes have different diameters. A first ventilation pipe has forked pipe sections, one of which is surrounded by a second ventilation pipe of a larger diameter in such a way that their intake ports are provided at the free ends of the ventilation pipes that are disposed near opposite lateral boundary walls of the fuel tank.
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- 1. A device for the ventilation of a fuel tank, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising at least two ventilation pipes which are disposed within a fuel tank in a manner extending in a transverse direction relative to an intended orientation of the fuel tank within a vehicle, said ventilation pipes having a free end and an end adjacent to an outlet pipe, one of the ends adjacent the outlet pipe connected thereto, said ventilation pipes having intake ports which are respectively disposed on the free ends of the ventilation pipes adjacent to opposite, lateral vertical boundary walls of the fuel tank, wherein said ventilation pipes comprise a first and a a second ventilation pipe, said second ventilation pipe being larger in diameter than said first ventilation pipe, the first ventilation pipe having forked pipe sections, one of which is surrounded by said second ventilation pipe, and another of which is disposed outside of the second pipe.
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