Filling nozzle

• US 9,242,849 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2013
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elaflex Hiby Tanktechnik GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Elaflex Hiby Tanktechnik GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Kunter, Stefan, Meyer, Ulrich
• Primary Examiner(s): NIESZ, JASON KAROL
• Application Number:
  US14/078,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20140130939A1
• Time in Patent Office: 805 Days
• Field of Search: 141/206, 141/351, 141/353, 141/354
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B67C 3/264 and the filling operation being carried out manually
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 2007/545 Additional means for preventing dispensing of liquid by incorrect sealing engagement with the tank opening of the vapour recovering means, e.g. bellows, shrouds
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/02 for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/34 Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/48 by making use of air suction through an opening closed by the rising liquid
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/50 and provided with an additional hand lever
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/20 Air quality improvement or preservation, e.g. vehicle emission control or emission reduction by using catalytic converters

Abstract

The invention relates to a filling nozzle for dispensing a liquid into a tank of a motor vehicle, having a main valve (5). It is provided according to the invention that a safety valve (7) is arranged downstream of the main valve (5), which safety valve can be moved from a closed position into an open position by means of an opening movement directed in an upstream direction, and that a safety device (11) is provided which has an operative connection to the safety valve (7) and which is designed to detect the insertion of the filling nozzle into a tank provided for the corresponding liquid and which effects a movement of the safety valve from the closed position into the open position when an insertion of the filling nozzle into a tank provided for the corresponding liquid is detected.

Claims

1. A filling nozzle for dispensing a liquid into a tank of a motor vehicle, having a main valve (5), characterized in that a safety valve (7) is arranged downstream of the main valve (5), which safety valve blocks liquid flow through the filling nozzle when the safety valve is in a closed position, and which safety valve can be moved from the closed position into an open position by means of an opening movement directed in an upstream direction, and in that a safety device (11) is provided which has an operative connection to the safety valve (7) and which is designed to detect the insertion of the filling nozzle into a tank provided for the corresponding liquid and which effects a movement of the safety valve from the closed position into the open position when an insertion of the filling nozzle into a tank provided for the corresponding liquid is detected.

2. The filling nozzle of claim 1, wherein the operative connection between the safety device (11) and safety valve (7) is realized without external energy.

3. The filling nozzle of claim 2, wherein the operative connection between the safety device (11) and safety valve (7) is realized magnetically.

4. The filling nozzle of claim 1, wherein the safety valve (7) is arranged in the region of the outlet pipe (3).

5. The filling nozzle of claim 4, wherein the safety valve (7) has a valve seat (8) in the region of the outlet end of the outlet pipe (3).

6. The filling nozzle of claim 1, wherein the safety valve (7) is preloaded into the closed position by liquid pressure in the outlet pipe (3).

7. The filling nozzle of claim 6, wherein the safety valve (7) is magnetically actuable, and wherein said filling nozzle has an axially displaceable sliding sleeve (11) in the region of the outlet, wherein, on the sliding sleeve, there is arranged an operative magnet (13) that interacts with the safety valve (7).

8. The filling nozzle of claim 7, wherein the safety valve (7) has, arranged on the valve shank, a magnet (10) for interacting with the operative magnet (13).

9. The filling nozzle of claim 7, wherein the sliding sleeve (11) can be displaced from a blocking position into an enable position by the insertion of the filling nozzle into a tank filler neck (16) designed for the same.

10. The filling nozzle of claim 1, wherein said filling nozzle additionally has a gas extraction device.

11. The filling nozzle of claim 1, wherein said filling nozzle has a safety shut-off means which stops the filling process by closing the main valve (5) when a full tank is detected, and in that said safety shut-off means is additionally designed to close the main valve if the back pressure between the main valve (5) and safety valve (7) rises above a predetermined threshold value.

12. The filling nozzle of claim 1, wherein said filling nozzle is designed for dispensing urea solution.

13. A filling pump for the combined dispensing of fuels and urea solution, having at least one filling nozzle for dispensing fuel, wherein said filling pump has at least one filling nozzle according to claim 12 for dispensing urea solution.