Title:
FUEL TANK STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/112236
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a fuel tank structure which can prevent or suppress the concentration of excessive stress on the portion where the inner wall of the fuel tank body and a separator are affixed to each other.
A separator (20) for reducing the noise of flow of fuel is disposed within a fuel tank (14) for containing fuel. The separator (20) is provided with protrusions (20D) which serve as affixation sections affixed at two or more places to the inner wall (14B) of the fuel tank (14). Deformable sections (22) which permit the separator (20) to deform are provided between the protrusions (20D) of the separator (20).
Inventors:
FURUSAWA TAKASHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/082636
Publication Date:
July 24, 2014
Filing Date:
December 04, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B60K15/077; B60K15/03; F02M37/00
Foreign References:
| JPH0234443U | 1990-03-05 | |||
| US6138859A | 2000-10-31 | |||
| JPH07172195A | 1995-07-11 | |||
| JPS63176720U | 1988-11-16 | |||
| JPH0556553U | 1993-07-27 | |||
| JP2006232132A | 2006-09-07 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2946962A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NAKAJIMA, Jun et al. (JP)
Nakajima 淳 (JP)
Nakajima 淳 (JP)
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