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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Viktor Kostrominov, Schererville, IN (US);
Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Canton, MI (US);
Mustafa Usuf, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Bakhtyar Baig, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B60K 15/063 (2006.01); B01D 35/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/063 (2013.01); B01D 35/005 (2013.01); B01D 35/30 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03236 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0636 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved fuel tank is disclosed that includes a plurality of recessed ribs formed in the fuel tank adjacent a fuel filter. The fuel filter is received in a pocket formed in the lateral side of the fuel tank by a front side wall and rear side wall that extend from the lateral side to a recessed wall. The ribs include an inner portion, a transverse portion and an outer portion. The recessed ribs have upper and lower walls that converge toward a base wall.