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Fuel tank structure
US2016361992A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016361992-A1 |
| Application number | US-201615071922-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | Jun 12, 2015 |
| Publication date | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A fuel tank structure includes: a fuel tank that is installed in an automobile and that accommodates fuel; a bag-shaped member that is fixed to a ceiling portion of an interior of the fuel tank, and whose state of contact with a liquid surface of fuel accommodated in the fuel tank is maintained due to the bag-shaped member inflating or deflating in accordance with a height of the liquid surface; a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of the fuel or evaporated fuel that is within the fuel tank; and a cooling wind introducing section that introduces cooling wind into an interior of the bag-shaped member in a case in which the temperature of the fuel or the evaporated fuel detected by the temperature sensor becomes higher than a predetermined temperature.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A fuel tank structure comprising: a fuel tank that is installed in an automobile and that accommodates fuel; a bag-shaped member that is fixed to a ceiling portion of an interior of the fuel tank, a state of contact of the bag-shaped member with a liquid surface of fuel accommodated in the fuel tank being maintained due to the bag-shaped member inflating or deflating in accordance with a height of the liquid surface; a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the fuel or evaporated fuel that is within the fuel tank; and a cooling wind introducing section that introduces cooling wind into an interior of the bag-shaped member in a case in which the temperature of the fuel or the evaporated fuel detected b the temperature sensor is higher thin at predetermined temperature. 2 . The fuel tank structure of claim 1 , wherein: the cooling wind introducing section is structured to include an introducing pipe that introduces air into the bag-shaped member, and a cooling device that cools air that flows through the introducing pipe, and connected to the bag-shaped member is a lead-out pipe that circulates the cooling wind by leading the cooling wind, that has been introduced into the bag-shaped member from the introducing pipe, to the introducing pipe again. 3 . The fuel tank structure of claim 1 , wherein a deflation limiting member, that limits the bag-shaped member from deflating to less than a predetermined size, is provided at the fuel tank.
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associated with the fuel tank for cooling heated fuel · CPC title
Fuel level sensors · CPC title
Investigating or analyzing materials by the use of thermal means (G01N3/00 - G01N23/00 take precedence) · CPC title
- B60K15/03Primary
Fuel tanks · CPC title
characterised by special sensors, the mounting thereof · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016361992A1 cover?
- A fuel tank structure includes: a fuel tank that is installed in an automobile and that accommodates fuel; a bag-shaped member that is fixed to a ceiling portion of an interior of the fuel tank, and whose state of contact with a liquid surface of fuel accommodated in the fuel tank is maintained due to the bag-shaped member inflating or deflating in accordance with a height of the liquid surface…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60K15/03. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Dec 15 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).