Title:
燃料タンク構造
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5786768
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel tank structure that does not require provision of plural liquid level sensors in a fuel tank having a main liquid chamber and an auxiliary liquid chamber.SOLUTION: A fuel tank structure includes a fuel tank 14 that includes a main liquid chamber 16A and an auxiliary liquid chamber 16B capable of storing fuel thereinside. The fuel tank 14 is provided with a single capacitive liquid level sensor 62 that is arranged along the main liquid chamber 16A and the auxiliary liquid chamber 16B and outputs signals according to the liquid level of the fuel stored in the main liquid chamber 16A and the auxiliary liquid chamber 16B.
Inventors:
Chiaki Kataoka
Masaki Akagi
Masaki Akagi
Application Number:
JP2012055902A
Publication Date:
September 30, 2015
Filing Date:
March 13, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
G01F23/26; B60K15/03
Domestic Patent References:
| JP61129531A | ||||
| JP2010533294A | ||||
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Foreign References:
| WO2006126468A1 | ||||
| US5051921 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Nakajima
Kato Kazunori
Hiroshi Fukuda
Kato Kazunori
Hiroshi Fukuda