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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
May. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Isaac E Rife, Oak Park, MI (US);
Timothy Edmunds, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Donald D Anderson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
George Konstantakopoulos, Birmingham, MI (US);
Inventors:
Isaac E Rife, Oak Park, MI (US);
Timothy Edmunds, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Donald D Anderson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
George Konstantakopoulos, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A frame for a gaseous fueled vehicle is provided. The frame includes a floor pan, a tunnel positioned centrally and longitudinally in the floor pan extending a full length of the frame, and a tank integrated into the tunnel, where the tank is circular in cross-section and has a variable diameter. The tunnel may also integrate two or more tanks.