公开(公告)号：US20140224346A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US13763265

申请日：2013-02-08

申请人： Christopher Bostwick, IV ,  Sean Whelan ,  Chad Edward Jaros

发明人： Christopher Bostwick, IV ,  Sean Whelan ,  Chad Edward Jaros

IPC分类号： F17C3/00

CPC分类号： F17C3/00 ,  B60K15/035 ,  B60K2015/03453 ,  B60K2015/03528 ,  B60K2015/03557 ,  Y10T137/0402 ,  Y10T137/86236

摘要： Fuel tank apparatus and related methods are described. An example method includes placing a first end of a flexible coupling through an access opening formed on a wall of a fuel tank and into a first end of a guide positioned in a cavity of the fuel tank; feeding the first end of the flexible coupling in a first direction through the guide and away from the access opening; redirecting the first end of the flexible coupling towards the access opening by continuing to feed the flexible coupling the first direction; coupling a first fuel component to the first end of the flexible coupling when the first end of the flexible coupling is accessible via the access opening; and directing the flexible coupling in a second direction opposite the first direction via the guide to couple the first fuel component in the cavity of the fuel tank at a position away from the access opening.

摘要翻译： 描述了油箱装置及相关方法。 一个示例性方法包括将柔性联接器的第一端通过形成在燃料箱的壁上的进入开口放置在位于燃料箱的空腔中的引导件的第一端中; 沿着第一方向将柔性联接器的第一端穿过引导件并远离进入开口; 通过继续向柔性联接器馈送第一方向，将柔性联接器的第一端朝向进入开口重定向; 当柔性联接器的第一端经由进入开口接近时，将第一燃料部件耦合到柔性联接器的第一端; 以及通过所述引导件沿与所述第一方向相反的第二方向引导所述柔性联接器，以将所述燃料箱的所述腔中的所述第一燃料部件联接在远离所述进入开口的位置。