Fuel tank construction of motor vehicle
US4469339A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 1982 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K15/067
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel tank construction of a motor vehicle, wherein: a tunnel upwardly projecting from the surface of a floor panel, connected at the rear end thereof to a back panel and disposed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is formed at the central portion in the widthwise direction of the floor panel and a fuel tank is disposed in the tunnel; and the construction comprises a through-hole formed in the back panel at a position corresponding to an upper portion of an internal of the tunnel, a cross member forming a closed cross-section in the widthwise direction of the vehicle cooperation with the back panel at a position downwardly of the through-hole, an inlet pipe on the tank's side connected to the fuel tank, passing through said through-hole of the back panel and reaching a position upwardly of the cross member, and further, bent outwardly in the widthwise direction of the vehicle along the upper surface of the cross member, and a hose disposed upwardly of the cross member and connecting the inlet pipe on the tank's side to an inlet pipe on the body's side.
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