Vehicle fuel tank for improved crashworthiness

    公开(公告)号:US10343833B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US15994369

    申请日:2018-05-31

    摘要: A fuel tank in a vehicle. The fuel tank includes a protective outer shell, an inner shell and a crush sleeve. The protective outer shell defines an outer tank. The inner shell defines an inner tank which holds fuel. The inner shell is housed in the outer shell and is isolated from the outer shell by a space. The crush sleeve is provided in the space between the outer shell and the inner shell. The crush sleeve supports the inner shell and maintains the inner shell in position relative to the outer shell. Wherein during an impact to the vehicle, the force of the impact causes the outer shell and the crush sleeve to deform and the inner shell to move relative to the outer shell.

    Self-propelled construction machine

    公开(公告)号:US10308111B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-04

    申请号:US15936906

    申请日:2018-03-27

    申请人: Wirtgen GmbH

    摘要: A self-propelled construction machine, comprises a machine frame, on which a working unit is arranged, and comprises a drive unit for driving the working unit. An additive, in particular a urea solution for operating an exhaust gas treatment system, is provided in an operating material tank which is integrated in the fuel tank or water tank of the construction machine. The integration of the operating material tank in the fuel tank or water tank does not necessitate any modifications to the machine frame. The dimensions of the construction machine can also remain unchanged, since the fuel tank does not take up any extra space on the machine frame if the dimensions of the fuel tank or water tank are maintained.

    Selective fuel regulator for fuel tank that stores different kinds of fuel

    公开(公告)号:US10294900B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-21

    申请号:US15828001

    申请日:2017-11-30

    发明人: Hyeon Gi Shin

    摘要: A selective fuel regulator includes: a fuel tank having therein a cold-area-purpose fuel storage unit and a general-purpose fuel storage unit, a cold-area-purpose fuel pipe connected to the cold-area-purpose fuel storage unit, and a general-purpose fuel pipe connected to the general-purpose fuel storage unit; a body installed in the fuel tank, the body having therein a receiving space; a plurality of pipes, one end of each pipe located in the fuel tank, and the other end of each pipe located in the receiving space in order to supply fuel from the fuel tank to an engine or to collect residual fuel from the engine; a fuel port, one end of the fuel port located in the receiving space, and the other end of the fuel port located outside the body in order to connect the plurality of pipes to a fuel line installed outside the fuel tank; and a connector located between the one end of the fuel port and the respective other ends of the plurality of pipes so as to slide between the cold-area-purpose fuel pipe and the general-purpose fuel pipe for selectively supplying fuel from the cold-area-purpose fuel storage unit or from the general-purpose fuel storage unit to the engine.

    Air-ground vehicle with integrated fuel tank frame

    公开(公告)号:US09682620B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-20

    申请号:US14480082

    申请日:2014-09-08

    发明人: Robert Nolan

    摘要: Air-ground vehicle fuel tank configurations and associated features are described that can be incorporated in the structural design of a vehicle in ways that improve both the ground mobility and flight capability of the vehicle. A vehicle frame may include a fuel tank with a main tank and two or more auxiliary tanks. The main tank may be disposed along the centerline of the vehicle, and the auxiliary tanks may extend upward and outward from the main tank, for example forming a “V” shape when viewed from the front. The auxiliary tanks may be substantially arc-shaped, when viewed from the side of the vehicle, and may be attached to the main tank at each end of the arc-shape. Each of the auxiliary tanks may include an attachment mechanism configured to attach to an airfoil suspension at or near an apex of the auxiliary tanks.

    VEHICLE FLOOR LOWER STRUCTURE
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170106916A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-20

    申请号:US15246896

    申请日:2016-08-25

    发明人: Satoshi AJISAKA

    摘要: A vehicle floor lower structure comprises a floor panel that configures a floor of a vehicle; a fuel tank that is disposed at a vehicle body lower side of the floor panel; an exhaust pipe that extends from an engine toward a vehicle body rear side, and that passes at a vehicle width direction outer side of the fuel tank; and a left and right pair of under reinforcements that are joined to a lower face of the floor panel and that respectively extend along a vehicle body front-rear direction at vehicle width direction outer sides of the fuel tank and the exhaust pipe.