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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Travis Schwark, Shorewood, IL (US);
James L. Greene, Bristol, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/067 (2006.01); B60K 15/07 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B60K 15/063 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/07 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); B60K 15/067 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0638 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/415 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel tank mounting system for a motor vehicle including an end plate, a sleeve, a fuel tank bracket, and a pin for coupling the fuel tank to a frame of the motor vehicle while allowing the fuel tank bracket to move axially with respect to the pin and to rotate about the pin to reduce stress on at least one fuel tank mount used to couple the fuel tank to the frame.