Fuel tank supporting structure

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2004-10-06

2010-10-26

Morris, Lesley D. (Department: 3611)

Land vehicles

Tank or boiler

Service tank

C280S781000, C280S784000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07819431

ABSTRACT:
Fuel tanks (52, 54, 56) are disposed in parallel along a vehicle transverse direction on a rear sub frame (40). The fuel tank (54) is placed on fuel tank supporting brackets (62) which span between a cross rail (46) and a cross rail (48) of the rear sub frame (40). In a case in which an impact load F1is applied to the fuel tank (56), the fuel tank (56) abuts a rear cross member (20), and upward movement is impeded. Therefore, weak portions (70) of the fuel tank supporting brackets (62) break, and the fuel tank (54) limitedly moves toward a bottom of a vehicle body.

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