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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Shuichi Aso, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/077 (2006.01); B60K 15/063 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03078 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel tank structure includes: a fuel tank that is installed in an automobile and that accommodates fuel; a bag-shaped member that is fixed to a ceiling portion of an interior of the fuel tank, and that can inflate and deflate; and a supporting plate that is provided at the bag-shaped member at a position facing a bottom portion of the fuel tank, the supporting plate having a specific gravity that is lower than a specific gravity of the fuel and causing the bag-shaped member to inflate toward the bottom portion of the fuel tank due to a weight of the supporting plate.