US 12,233,707 B2
Fuel device assemblies, valve assemblies, and vehicles including same
Alexander Thaden, Oak Park, MI (US); Caleb Bauer, Brighton, MI (US); and Steven Yurgalonis, Sterling Heights, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyoda Gosei Co., LTD., Kiyosu (JP)
Filed by Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu (JP)
Filed on Feb. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/665,095.
Prior Publication US 2023/0249541 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 15/03 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 15/03 (2013.01) [B60K 2015/03256 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A valve assembly comprising:
a case having an upper end, an opposite lower end, and an open interior;
a bottom cap provided at the lower end of the case;
a lower float provided within the open interior of the case, the lower float comprising:
a canister having an upper end; and
a rim extending from the upper end of the canister, a pair of openings formed within the rim adjacent the upper end of the canister and partially defined by a curvilinear edge;
an upper float provided within the open interior of the case between the canister of the lower float and the upper end of the case, the upper float including a pair of legs, each leg received within a corresponding opening; and
a biasing member biasing the lower float and the upper float toward the upper end of the case.