Title:
FUEL TANK STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006312415
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a fuel tank structure applicable to a flat fuel tank and capable of holding the level of a fuel non-uniformly positioned in a sub tank at a high position even when the residual amount of fuel in a fuel tank body is reduced.
The upper part of the sub tank 20 disposed at the bottom part 12B of the fuel tank body 12 is closed by an upper wall part 26. Accordingly, even when a vehicle is tilted or turned and the fuel in the fuel tank body 12 is non-uniformly positioned, the fuel in the sub tank 20 does not flow from the upper end part of the side wall parts 24 of the sub tank 20 to the outside of the sub tank.
Inventors:
NOMURA RYOSUKE
KATAOKA CHIAKI
KATAOKA CHIAKI
Application Number:
JP2005136423A
Publication Date:
November 16, 2006
Filing Date:
May 09, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
B60K15/03
Domestic Patent References:
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| JPH0483918U | 1992-07-21 | |||
| JPS57141121U | 1982-09-04 | |||
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Nakajima
Kato Kazunori
Katsuichi Nishimoto
Hiroshi Fukuda
Kato Kazunori
Katsuichi Nishimoto
Hiroshi Fukuda
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