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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Anthony Cartier, Beauvais Cedex, FR;
Vincent Chauvel, St. Gilles, FR;
Geoffroy Husson, Ceintrey, FR;
Anthony Cartier, Beauvais Cedex, FR;
Vincent Chauvel, St. Gilles, FR;
Geoffroy Husson, Ceintrey, FR;
Agco SA, Beauvais, FR;
Abstract
A fuel tank system for a vehicle () such as a tractor comprises a first compartment () and a second compartment () located on a first side of the vehicle. A third compartment () is located on a second side of the vehicle opposite the first side and a first pipe () is connected between an aperture () in the first compartment and an aperture () in the third compartment, wherein the first pipe () includes a one-way valve () which allows fuel to flow from the third compartment () to the first compartment (). A second pipe () is connected between an aperture () in the second compartment () and a junction () in the first pipe (). The junction () is intermediate the one-way valve () and the third compartment () allowing fuel to flow to the third compartment () from the second compartment (). The fuel is extracted from the first compartment () and means are provided to allow fuel to overflow from the first compartment () to the second compartment () when the fuel is above a predetermined level. By providing a T junction () in the first pipe (), only one fuel aperture is required in the third compartment ().