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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2013
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

Sven Voss, Regensburg, DE;

Thomas Mann, Schwandorf, DE;

Josef Woess, Weihmichl, DE;

Martin Pfab, Wernber-Koblitz, DE;

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/063 (2006.01); E02F 9/08 (2006.01); B60K 15/077 (2006.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/0883 (2013.01); B60K 15/035 (2013.01); B60K 15/063 (2013.01); B60K 15/077 (2013.01); B60K 15/03006 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03118 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03125 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03144 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03523 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0634 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/412 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04);
Abstract

Leveled fuel levels in a fuel tank disposed at an undercarriage of a construction machine may ensure that the total fuel volume of the fuel tank may be accessible. The fuel tank may include a first fuel compartment and a second fuel compartment fluidly connected to the first fuel compartment and disposed at higher altitudes than the first fuel compartment. Furthermore, the fuel tank may include at least one step integrally formed with the first fuel compartment or second fuel compartment for facilitating entrance to an operator station of the construction machine.


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