Abstract: A fuel filler system for an automotive vehicle includes a safety flange shielding the filler tube cap from the edges of the body panel opening through which the fuel filler tube passes. The flange may be threaded so as to be easily attached to or removed from the filler tube. Alternatively, an elastic seal may be installed to ensure a fluid-tight seal between the filler tube and the body panel. In addition, a second fluid-tight seal may be provided by a sealing member forming part of a bracket fixing the filler tube to the outside of the opening in the body panel.

Abstract: An automobile fuel gauge system comprises a main sensor unit for a main indicating system being provided in a fuel tank, a small chamber with top open fixedly provided at the bottom of the fuel tank and having at its lower side a hole for fuel passage, and an auxiliary sensor unit for an auxiliary indicating system provided in said chamber. The system includes a main dial section and an auxiliary dial section for performing indications according to electric signals transmitted from said main and auxiliary sensor units, respectively, and said auxiliary sensor unit is adapted to operate only when fuel in the fuel tank is running short.