Coverless motor vehicle fuel tank filler inlet has two sprung closure balls for fuel filler nozzle

摘要

The coverless motor vehicle fuel filler has a casing (1) defined adjacent to the vehicle bodywork, with an upper guide opening for a filler pistol. The filler opening has an upper sprung closure ball (5) which is pushed aside by insertion of the pistol nozzle (7). The filler also has a lower opening with a second sprung closure ball (6) also selectively opened by further insertion of a filler pistol nozzle.