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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Shashikumar Honnikoppa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Samuel D. Koch, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Adam J. Davis, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mark Clauser, Saline, MI (US);
Andrew F. Stewart, Northville, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Fuel protection apparatus and related systems for use with vehicles are disclosed. A disclosed vehicle includes a fuel component in an engine compartment of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a spacer coupled to a cam carrier and positioned proximate to the fuel component. The vehicle also includes a protector coupled to a cylinder head and spaced from the spacer and the cam carrier. The protector is configured to receive a load from a cowl brace or firewall of the vehicle during a vehicle impact event in which an engine assembly of the vehicle moves relative to the cowl brace or firewall. The protector is configured to transfer the load to the cylinder head, the cam carrier, and the spacer to protect the fuel component.