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Systems for a fuel tank

A fuel tank and suspension system technology, applied in the field of dampers, can solve the problems of reducing manipulation, reducing driving range, increasing resistance, etc.

Pending Publication Date: 2019-08-30
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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Therefore, Komiya's vehicle may need to include more suspension lift, which may reduce handling and increase drag
Also, by including excess foam and arranging the fuel supply line above the fuel tank, the volume of the fuel tank may be reduced
As a result, the driving range of the vehicle may be reduced and the vehicle driver may be forced to perform an increased number of fuel tank refills

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[0017] The following description relates to systems for fuel tanks and suspension systems. Fuel tanks and suspension systems can be used in vehicles such as figure 1 of hybrid vehicles. Figure 2A , Figure 2B , Figure 3A and Figure 3B. A previous example of the fuel tank and suspension system (which does not include the dampers) is shown in .

[0018] The fuel tank and suspension system may be located along the underbody of the vehicle. The fuel tank can be arranged closer to the front end of the vehicle than the suspension system, so that the suspension system is arranged closer to the rear end of the vehicle than the fuel tank, as in Figure 4 shown. A gap can exist between the fuel tank and the suspension system, wherein at least one connection piece of the fuel tank and a stabilizer bar of the suspension system are arranged in this gap. A nipple may extend from the fuel tank towards the stabilizer bar. A damper may be disposed within the gap, the damper configured ...

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The invention relates to systems for a fuel tank. Methods and systems are provided for a fuel tank and suspension system. In one example, a system may include arranged a dampener between the fuel tankand the suspension system. The dampener may be configured to couple to the fuel tank or suspension system such that a threshold distance between a spud of the fuel tank and a stability bar of the suspension system may be maintained.

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technical field [0001] The present description generally relates to a damper disposed at a portion of a fuel tank adjacent a stabilizer bar of a suspension system. Background technique [0002] As vehicle packaging constraints increase, various vehicle components may be arranged closer to each other. Access to these components may become cumbersome, and various layouts of vehicle components may exhibit some distortion. These deformation conditions may include vehicle components contacting and deforming each other, reducing the structural integrity of the components, and introducing one or more structural deformations. [0003] For example, some vehicles may include a fuel tank disposed upstream of the suspension system relative to the direction of travel of the vehicle. The suspension system may include a rod disposed between the suspension system and the fuel tank. One such example is shown by Komiya in US 7,360,621. In it, the fuel tank is arranged upstream of the susp...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60K15/067B60K15/01B60G21/055
CPCB60G21/0551B60G2200/34B60K15/01B60K15/067B60G21/055B60G2202/135B60G2204/122B60G2204/20B60K15/03B60K15/063B60G17/056B60G21/0556B60G2204/128B60G2206/8201B60K15/07
Inventor 努尔-埃迪恩·费拉格哈里什·杜特佩曼·阿格萨罗伯特·吉米·佩利洛肖恩·蒂莫西·瑞恩塞·加纳那卡·格马萨姆穆罕默德·R·阿加里
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC