Fuel tank assembly

Details Fuel tank assembly Fuel tank assembly

1999-10-20

2000-10-31

Moy, Joseph M.

Receptacles

Vehicle mountable tank

With baffle

137574, 137576, 220 414, B60P 300, F17B 114

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061388599

ABSTRACT:
A fuel tank assembly for a vehicle includes a tank shell having a first half shell and a second half shell. The fuel tank assembly also includes a plurality of column supports disposed between and attached to the first half shell and the second half shell. The fuel tank assembly further includes a cradle baffle disposed between the first half shell and the second half shell and attached to the column supports. The cradle baffle has at least one compliant joint disposed between a pair of the column supports to allow the cradle baffle to distort when a force is applied to the tank shell.

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patent: 3912107 (1975-10-01), Baumann
patent: 4179036 (1979-12-01), Pasini
patent: 4611724 (1986-09-01), Watkins et al.
patent: 4844278 (1989-07-01), Freiwald et al.
patent: 5031795 (1991-07-01), Kotgra et al.
patent: 5779092 (1998-07-01), Hehn et al.
patent: 5960981 (1999-10-01), Dodson et al.

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