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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
May. 03, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dhaval Vaishnav, Canton, MI (US);
Enrique Lopez Hernandez, Toluca de Lerdo, MX;
Luis Felipe Blas Martinez, Jilotepec, MX;
Kristian Ulyses Flores Aviña, Anáhuac I Seccion, MX;
Miguel Angel Leon Guerrero, Ecatepec de Morelos, MX;
Virginia Ortega Conde, Alvaro Obregon, MX;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel-storage tank for a vehicle includes a body defining an interior volume having a floor and a ceiling and configured to store fuel. The tank further includes an anti-slosh reinforcement column extending between the floor and the ceiling. The anti-slosh reinforcement column has a vertical baffle extending between the floor and the ceiling. The vertical baffle has opposing first and second major faces and edges extending therebetween. A horizontal baffle of the column has upper and lower major faces and edges extending therebetween. The horizontal baffle is rigidly supported on the vertical baffle such that the first and second major faces are substantially perpendicular to the upper and lower major faces.