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Patent No.:

US 11078873 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 02, 2018

Fuel tank

Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Shinsuke Amano, Okazaki, JP;

Yuuki Nagase, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Angelisa L Hicks

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); F02M 37/02 (2006.01); F02M 37/08 (2006.01); F02M 37/22 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/0094 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B60K 15/03177 (2013.01); F02M 37/007 (2013.01); F02M 37/0011 (2013.01); F02M 37/02 (2013.01); F02M 37/08 (2013.01); F02M 37/22 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0344 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03125 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03138 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03144 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03243 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03493 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a fuel tank made of resin, including: a fuel tank body that is enclosed by a bottom wall, side walls, and an upper wall, the fuel tank body including a first storage portion, a second storage portion, and a coupling portion, the coupling portion communicating an upper portion of the first storage portion and an upper portion of the second storage portion; a pump module disposed in the first storage portion; an open portion formed in the first storage portion; a strut provided in the first storage portion; a separator provided on the strut; a suction portion disposed in the second storage portion; a fuel transfer line that communicates the suction portion to the pump module; a holding portion and a provisional holding portion provided at the separator, the provisional holding portion being configured to removably hold the extra-length portion of the fuel transfer line.

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