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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Eizaburo Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Akihisa Okuda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 25/00 (2006.01); B64D 37/08 (2006.01); B64C 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/08 (2013.01); B64C 3/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel tank dam closes a gap that is formed between a first structural component and a second structural component. The fuel tank dam includes a first portion disposed on a first structural component side, a second portion disposed on a second structural component side, an elastic member that is supported by the first portion at one end while supported by the second portion at the other end and closes a gap that is formed between the first portion and the second portion, and a sealing mechanism that seals between the first member and the elastic member.