Fuel tank isolation valve

- Eaton Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a fuel tank isolation valve in accordance with the present teachings.

FIG. 2 is an opposite view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing portions of the fuel tank isolation valve form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fuel tank isolation valve, as shown and described.

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  • Yojiro Iriyama, Masahide Kobayashi, Takuji Matsubara< Yuusaku Nishimura, Ryosuke Nomura, and Takashi Ishikawa, “Design of a Fuel Vapor-containment System (FVS) to Meet Zero Evaporative Emissions Requirements in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle”, SAE International, 2005-01-3825.
Patent History
Patent number: D706389
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 2011
Date of Patent: Jun 3, 2014
Assignee: Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Raymond Bruce McLauchlan (Macomb, MI), Vaughn Kevin Mills (Chelsea, MI), Ronald Earl Sexton (South Lyon, MI), Steven Lee Ambrose (Farmington Hills, MI), Robert Dean Keller (Davisburg, MI), Daniel Lee Pifer (Chelsea, MI)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Application Number: 29/404,911
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Valve Or Body Therefor (D23/233)