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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
May. 21, 2019
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Eizaburo Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tadasuke Kurita, Nagoya, JP;
Hajime Tada, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Hirota, Tokyo, JP;
Akihisa Okuda, Tokyo, JP;
Kana Sakon, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This fuel tank dam closes a gap between a first structural component fixed to the inside surface of the outer plate of a fuel tank and a second structural component provided with a cutout part into which the first structural component is inserted. This fuel tank dam includes: a first portion that can be fixed to the first structural component; a second portion that has a surface extending in a direction intersecting with the first portion and can be fixed to the second structural component; and a third portion that has a bellows and is disposed between the first portion and the second portion. This fuel tank dam is configured such that the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are integrated, the bellows has a thickness of 0.381 to 1.524 mm, and the second portion has a thickness of 0.762 to 7.620 mm.