Patent · US Expired

Fuel supplying means installed on a lateral cross member of a vehicle

US4550923A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 1984
Grant dateNov 5, 1985
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/6892
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Fuel supplying means for supplying fuel into a fuel tank provided under a floor tunnel for use in a front engine-front wheel drive vehicle or a rear engine-rear wheel drive type vehicle. The fuel supplying means includes an inner filler pipe connected to the fuel tank and an outer filler pipe extending along a cross member located across the vehicle. An inner end of the outer filler pipe is connected through a hose to the inner filler pipe. The outer filler pipe has a bracket for fastening the outer filler pipe to the vehicle body.

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