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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Frank Cragel, Livonia, MI (US);
Russell Randall Pearce, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Patrick Sullivan, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B60K 15/077 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/077 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0344 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03171 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A distensible fuel tank included in a vehicle is provided. The distensible fuel tank includes a housing and a compliance structure coupled to the housing, the compliance structure including a base element coupled to a side of a structural element.