Backflow prevention valve
A backflow prevention valve includes a cylindrical case member with an inflow opening at one end and an outlet at the other end or a peripheral surface or both, and a valve member contacting a peripheral edge of the inflow opening for closing the inflow opening. An urging device urges the valve member toward the inflow opening, and a liquid inflow pipe is connected to the inflow opening from outside the case member. The liquid inflow pipe has a smooth inner surface without unevenness, and is attached to a fuel supply pipe inside the fuel tank. When the fuel is supplied, the valve member moves against an urging force of the urging device due to a fuel pressure, so that the inflow opening opens.
1. A backflow prevention valve attached to a fuel supply pipe for preventing a backflow of fuel, comprising:
a cylindrical case member having a peripheral wall, an inflow opening formed at one end, and an outlet formed in at least one of the other end and the peripheral wall,
a plurality of ribs integrally formed with the case member and projecting inwardly from an inner surface of the peripheral wall to extend along an axial direction of the case member,
a valve member formed of a cylindrical main member disposed in the case member to be movable in the axial direction thereof so that the ribs contact an outer peripheral surface of the valve member to support and guide the same, said valve member having a sealing portion at an upper surface thereof for contacting a peripheral edge of the inflow opening to close the same,
an urging device disposed in the case member for urging the valve member toward the inflow opening,
a liquid inflow pipe extending outwardly from the case member around the inflow opening and having a smooth inner surface to allow the fuel to smoothly flow through the backflow prevention valve, and
a covering member attached to a bottom of the case member, said urging device being disposed on the covering member.
2. A backflow prevention valve according to claim 1 , wherein said valve member further includes a plurality of guiding slots formed on the outer peripheral surface along the axial direction of the case member for receiving the ribs to slide inside the guiding slots.
3. A backflow prevention valve according to claim 1 , wherein said sealing portion includes a circular main member having a size less than that of an upper portion of the cylindrical main member, and a circular projection wall protruded on an upper surface of the main member to constitute a sealing portion.
4. A backflow prevention valve according to claim 3 , wherein said circular main member further includes a conical member projecting outwardly from a center of the circular main member.
5. A backflow prevention valve according to claim 3 , wherein said cylindrical main member includes a partition wall, said sealing portion being attached above the partition, and notched window portions at a peripheral wall below the partition wall.