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Utility vehicle tank

US10220701B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MAGNA STEYR FUEL SYSTEMS GMBH · AT

Inventors

Jörg Gross · Weßling, DE
Bernd KAHLER · Graz, AT
Michael Schmid · Zell am Harmersbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 28, 2014
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2015/0777
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle tank having a container and a pair of spaced apart baffle plates directly connected to walls of the container to define a swirl pot. The baffle plates have at least one orifice which lies spatially above the swirl pot, and within the swirl pot, the baffle plates have valves to allow an inflow of fuel into the swirl pot.

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