FUEL TANK DAM - MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD

Title:

FUEL TANK DAM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/017144

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

This fuel tank dam closes a gap between a first structural component fixed to the inside surface of the outer plate of a fuel tank and a second structural component provided with a cut-out part into which the first structural component is inserted. This fuel tank dam comprises: a first portion that can be fixed to the first structural component; a second portion that has a surface extending in a direction intersecting with the first portion and can be fixed to the second structural component; and a third portion that has a bellows and is disposed between the first portion and the second portion. This fuel tank dam is configured such that the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are integrated, the bellows has a thickness of 0.381 to 1.524 mm, and the second portion has a thickness of 0.762 to 7.620 mm.

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Inventors:

YAMAGUCHI EIZABURO (JP)
KURITA TADASUKE (JP)
TADA HAJIME (JP)
HIROTA AKIHIKO (JP)
OKUDA AKIHISA (JP)
SAKON KANA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2019/020004

Publication Date:

January 23, 2020

Filing Date:

May 21, 2019

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Assignee:

MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD (JP)

International Classes:

B64D37/08; B64C3/34

Foreign References:

JP2015054581A	2015-03-23
US20160355273A1	2016-12-08
US8167245B1	2012-05-01
JP2018136771A	2018-08-30
JP2015054581A	2015-03-23

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