Abstract: A fuel tank inlet assembly for receiving fuel during automatic vehicle fueling and a pump assembly for delivering fuel during automatic vehicle fueling and the combination thereof. The fuel tank inlet assembly includes a fuel conduit with a fuel exit for operative connection with a fuel tank and the pump assembly includes a fuel nozzle for operative connection with the inlet assembly. One preferred embodiment of the invention includes a positioning system which utilizes inductive triangulation to connect the pump assembly to the inlet assembly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 19, 2002
Date of Patent:
July 13, 2004
Assignee:
Swiftflo, LLC
Inventors:
Ronald F. Horvath, Kenneth J. Dragotta, Frank M. Bilicki