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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
May. 02, 2017
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Timothy Ralph Hertsgaard, Fargo, ND (US);
Jason Keith Novacek, West Fargo, ND (US);
David Donald Blomberg, Dent, MN (US);
John Thomas Rasset, Barnesville, MN (US);
Erik Andrew Larson, Fargo, ND (US);
Paul Eugene Wibbels, West Fargo, ND (US);
Daniel LaRoy Hinz, Fargo, ND (US);
Jay Michael Larson, Fargo, ND (US);
David Larry Tveito, West Fargo, ND (US);
David Edward Susag, Fargo, ND (US);
Russell Victor Stoltman, Frankfort, IL (US);
Chad Alry Bautz, Fargo, ND (US);
Nathaniel James Keller, Fargo, ND (US);
David Sheldon Booth, Phoenix, AZ (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank for an off-road vehicle including a retaining bar configured to support the DEF tank and a channel molded into a side of the DEF tank. The channel is configured to interface with the retaining rod. The DEF tank further including a cutout formed within the channel, wherein the cutout establishes a gap between the retaining bar and a body of the DEF tank. The DEF tank also includes a drain channel molded into an exterior surface of the DEF tank. The drain channel is configured to provide structural support to the DEF tank, and the gap is configured to enable DEF flow downwardly into the drain channel without contacting the retaining bar.