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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2024
Applicant:
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Yusuke Endo, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/44 (2019.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); F02M 37/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03006 (2013.01); F02M 37/106 (2013.01); F02M 37/44 (2019.01);
Abstract
An in-vehicle fuel tank device includes an engine; a main tank including a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion; and a fuel pump configured to supply fuel to the engine. The bottom portion includes a first area and a second area, at least a portion of the first area having an inclined surface, at least a portion of the second area being depressed to serve as a sub tank configured to receive and store fuel having flown along the inclined surface. The fuel pump includes a suction filter inside the sub tank.