Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
280834000 | Service tank | 56 |
20080290645 | Shaped Absorbent Media Installed in a High Pressure Tank - Absorbent media for gas or heat is provided in a predetermined length of a polygon or curvilinear, and preferably honeycomb (hexagonal) cross sectioned shape with gas absorbent media packed therein. The hexagonal tubes may be installed along the radial or longitudinal axis of a fuel tank. The media and/or media tubes are installed during tank manufacture and include defined physical and gas circulation relationships for maintaining extending tubes having a gas absorbent media therein in a predetermined interrelationship with adjacent spaces (which may be tubes) of similar shape that are either open, or filled with a heat absorbent media. | 11-27-2008 |
20090127841 | GAS-ENGINE-MOUNTED WORKING MACHINE - In a gas-engine-mounted working machine, a gas engine is mounted on a machine body and supplied with fuel gas from a cassette gas canister. The cassette gas canister is detachably attached to a gas canister retainer assembly. Handle column extends rearwardly and upwardly from the machine body and having left and right handle posts fixed to the machine body for supporting an operating handle of the machine. The cassette gas canister is mounted, via the gas canister retainer assembly, between the left and right handle posts. | 05-21-2009 |
20090189384 | FUEL TANK SHELL WITH STRUCTURAL SUPPORT - A fuel tank assembly for vehicles comprising a fuel tank shell having reduced wall thickness, accordingly resulting in a reduced total mass of the tank assembly. The fuel tank shell comprises two half shells connected to one another and having at least one support member attached thereto for providing structural support to the fuel tank shell. In particular, the support member may be positioned internally or externally to the fuel tank with such a positioning being selected so as to offer support in at least one area where the stress level exerted on the fuel tank shell is maximum. | 07-30-2009 |
20090322068 | Passenger automobile - In a passenger automobile having a pressure tank which extends along the longitudinal vehicle axis, the tank comprises between its front and rear ends at least one conical section. | 12-31-2009 |
20100032934 | FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM - A fuel storage vessel includes a valve operatively associated with the storage vessel, a conduit disposed within the vessel and in fluid communication with the valve for delivering a stream of pressurized fuel to the storage vessel and a detector adjacent the conduit for detecting a state of the pressurized fuel in the storage vessel. The detector is positioned outside of the stream of pressurized fuel. | 02-11-2010 |
20100045018 | TANK MOUNTING MECHANISM AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH TANK - A tank mounting technique of the invention effectively responds to a variation in size of a high-pressure tank T in its longitudinal direction and allows positioning of the high-pressure tank T around its longitudinal axis. A tank receiving recess | 02-25-2010 |
20100109311 | FUEL TANK SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - A fuel tank supporting structure for supporting a fuel tank ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100283232 | FUEL TANK MOUNTING DEVICE AND AN INDUSTRIAL USE VEHICLE THEREWITH - A fuel tank mounting mechanism which can enhance backward visibility of an operator and can perform the loading/unloading work of a fuel tank by a single motion to improve the replacement workability. An industrial vehicle equipped with that mounting mechanism is also provided. In the mechanism for mounting a fuel tank ( | 11-11-2010 |
20110127761 | PROTECTIVE PLATE MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR A FUEL TANK - A protective plate can be mounted to a fuel tank without using costly melt bonding and insert blow molding. A mounting recess is formed in the peripheral wall of a fuel tank ( | 06-02-2011 |
20110175339 | PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE WITH FUEL MODULE ARRANGED WITHIN A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT - A passenger motor vehicle ( | 07-21-2011 |
20120025509 | FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a fuel tank mounting structure for a vehicle which includes a rear floor panel forming a rear portion floor, a first cross member disposed in front of and under the rear floor panel and extending in a vehicle width direction, and a second cross member disposed rearward of the first cross member and extending in the vehicle width direction. The fuel tank is supported from below and is fastened by belts stretched between the first and the second cross members so as to abut on an undersurface of the rear floor panel via a resilient pad. Brackets are joined to the first cross member such that they project rearward of the first cross member, each of the belts is connected to the first cross member by the corresponding bracket, and the fuel tank abuts on a rear surface of each bracket via a second resilient pad. | 02-02-2012 |
20120080875 | INTEGRATED PRESSURE VESSELS FOR VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS - A fuel vessel assembly for a fuel cell-powered vehicle and a method of increasing the structural rigidity of a fuel cell-powered vehicle. A vessel for storage of hydrogen or related fuel cell-compatible fuel is rigidly attachable to a vehicular frame or related load-bearing structure through one or more shells that extend from the vessel. Loads imparted to one or more of the shell, vessel frame are transmitted between them through the connection between the assembly and the frame such that a load-bearing capability inherent in the frame is enhanced by the assembly. | 04-05-2012 |
20120139225 | TANK ARRANGEMENT AND VEHICLE WITH A TANK ARRANGEMENT - A tank arrangement for a vehicle, particularly a truck, includes at least a first fuel tank and a second fuel tank which are connected by a balancing pipe, a suction pipe for feeding fuel to an engine and a return pipe for feeding fuel from the engine to at least one of the fuel tanks. The balancing pipe is provided with a first end to supply fuel to the first tank and a second end to suck fuel from the second tank, wherein a check valve is arranged upstream of the return pipe in the balancing pipe between the at least two tanks allowing a flow direction from the second tank to the first tank and blocking a flow in the reverse direction. Suction of fuel to the engine is from the first tank only. The check valve provides an automatic purging of the system. | 06-07-2012 |
20120161430 | THREE - CNG (COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS) CYLINDER MOUNTING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - This is to the search for create the specific components for holding CNG container system on motor vehicles and emphasizes on its advantages in any aspects for the worthiness and safety to the owners of vehicles. | 06-28-2012 |
20120181783 | SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle type vehicle includes a head pipe that steerably supports a steering system including a front wheel, a main frame extending rearwardly downward from the head pipe, left and right lower frames extending substantially in parallel to each other rearward from a lower portion of the main frame, and a storage space provided between the left and right lower frames on the rear side of the main frame. The storage space permits a fuel tank as a vehicle component part to be disposed therein. A front cross frame is connected to a lower end portion of a main frame lower portion and extends in the vehicle width direction. Front end portions of the lower frames are connected to left and right end portions of the front cross frame. | 07-19-2012 |
20120280481 | Refuse Vehicle Including A CNG Tank Compartment - A refuse collection vehicle has a receiving area in a refuse collection device. The receiving area includes a body cradle to receive at least one CNG tank. At least one CNG tank is positioned in the body cradle. At least one door covers the receiving area. The at least one door is pivotally secured on the refuse collection device to enable access to the at least one CNG tank without use of external lift device. | 11-08-2012 |
20120313361 | DIFFERENTIAL UNIT AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A vehicle includes a fuel tank disposed adjacent to a propeller shaft in a widthwise direction of the vehicle, and a differential unit coupled to a rear end of the propeller shaft. The differential unit includes a differential gear coupled to the rear end of the propeller shaft, a housing positioned rearward of the fuel tank to accommodate the differential gear, a bracket member fixed to the rear sub-frame, a plurality of bolts that fasten the housing and a first bracket together, and a stay member provided separate from the bolts to couple the housing and the first bracket together. | 12-13-2012 |
20130069357 | MODIFICATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE TO INCLUDE A CONTAINMENT AREA AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR AN ALTERNATE FUEL - A system and attendant structural components for incorporating an alternate fuel supply, such as of the type used in combination with a conventional distillate fuel, to power a heavy duty industrial vehicle, such as a mine haul dump truck. The system and attendant structure includes a mounting assembly structured for containment and support of the alternate fuel and a containment area disposed on the vehicle and structured and dimensioned to retain the mounting assembly therein. The containment area and the mounting assembly are disposed in laterally adjacent, exposed relation to an operator area of the mine haul truck, wherein the mounting assembly and the containment area are cooperatively disposed and structured to facilitate storage of the alternate fuel and operative communication and distribution thereof with the powering engine of the mine haul vehicle. | 03-21-2013 |
20140015239 | FUEL TANK MOUNTING - A fuel tank mounting system for a motor vehicle including an end plate, a sleeve, a fuel tank bracket, and a pin for coupling the fuel tank to a frame of the motor vehicle while allowing the fuel tank bracket to move axially with respect to the pin and to rotate about the pin to reduce stress on at least one fuel tank mount used to couple the fuel tank to the frame. | 01-16-2014 |
20140021711 | Heavy Duty Truck Chassis Having Rear Mounted Fuel Tank - A heavy-duty truck chassis has a frame assembly having a first rail spaced from a second rail to define a gap therebetween. A front axle is supported by the frame assembly and is positioned proximate a front portion of the frame assembly. A rear axle is supported by the frame assembly and is positioned proximate a rear portion of the frame assembly. A fuel tank is supported by the frame assembly and positioned in the gap and behind the rear axle. | 01-23-2014 |
20140103628 | VEHICLE FUEL TANK MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION METHOD - A fuel tank mounting assembly for mounting on a vehicle frame rail and method of installing the assembly on the vehicle frame rail to optimize the vehicle assembly line to allow for shorter takt time for the fuel tank mounting. The fuel tank mounting assembly includes a fuel tank, support brackets that each have two supporting tabs, and tank strap assemblies that attach to the support brackets to secure the fuel tank to the tank support brackets. Receiver brackets are attached to the frame rail of the vehicle, and the receiver brackets have two alignment notches that are sized to receive the two tabs of the fuel tank support brackets to couple the fuel tank to the vehicle for later permanent attachment, particularly at a subsequent assembly line station. | 04-17-2014 |
20140103629 | Grass Mowing Machine Operator Platform - A grass mowing machine operator platform includes a one-piece plastic composite molded structure with a top surface and an outer wall, and a plurality of slots in the top surface and outer wall. A pair of steering levers may be pivotably mounted to steering pivot bolts in the slots in the top surface, and a brake lever pivotably mounted in a slot in the outer wall. The slots where the steering levers and brake lever are mounted have integral bearing surfaces. | 04-17-2014 |
20140175782 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING A FUEL SYSTEM - The invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system to a vehicle. In some embodiments, the invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system comprising a fuel tank to a vehicle chassis using a bracket, which may be a multi-part bracket, and may be referred to as a “drop and go” bracket. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175783 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING A FUEL SYSTEM - The invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system to a vehicle. In some embodiments, the invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system comprising a fuel tank to a vehicle chassis using a bracket, which may be a multi-part bracket, and may be referred to as a “drop and go” bracket. | 06-26-2014 |
20140191498 | TRUCK FUEL TANK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED CRASHWORTHINESS - A revised location for the fuel system and fuel tanks to improve crashworthiness and reduce the occurrence of tank failure, fuel spillage, fire and/or explosion while still providing a sufficient range for the vehicle. The fuel tank system includes at least one fuel tank and a support structure. The at least one fuel tank is provided proximate frame rail members of the truck. At least a portion of the at least one fuel tank extends between an extension of a vertical axis of each of the frame rail members. The support structure protects the at least one fuel tank during an event, such as, but not limited to a collision, crash or accident. The support structure includes at least one mounting member which attaches the at least one fuel tank to the frame rail members, rails which extend about the at least one fuel tank, and at least one bottom plate. | 07-10-2014 |
20140239625 | BULLDOZER - A bulldozer includes a cab, a fuel tank arranged to a rear of the cab, and first and second engaging members. The cab includes a driver seat and an air-conditioning cooling module projecting rearward from an upper end portion of the cab. The first and second engaging members are provided on the fuel tank, with each having an engaging part to engage onto a suspension member. The engaging part of the first engaging member is positioned on a first lateral side of a first straight line connecting a first lateral side end of the air-conditioning cooling module and a first lateral side end of the fuel tank. The engaging part of the second engaging member is positioned on a second lateral side of a second straight line connecting a second lateral side end of the air-conditioning cooling module, and a second lateral side end of the fuel tank. | 08-28-2014 |
20140333056 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A floor panel of a vehicle body is provided with bulging sections in which seats are disposed to the left and right of a tunnel section, and a rear tunnel cross member extending in the vehicle width direction at the rear ends of the bulging sections. The vehicle body is provided with left and right floor extensions set further toward the tunnel section along a dashboard lower relative to the front side frames, floor frames extending so as to span between the floor extensions and the rear tunnel cross member and having a predetermined distance in the vehicle body vertical direction from a rear floor panel, and an energy container placed below the bulging sections and supported on the floor frames. The floor frames are fixed to the vehicle body so as to be capable of being removed from the below the vehicle body. | 11-13-2014 |
20140367954 | Tailgate With Structurally Integrated CNG System - A refuse vehicle has a tailgate. The tailgate has a framework to secure CNG tanks. A cover overlays the frame work to provide an aesthetic appearance to the vehicle. | 12-18-2014 |
20150035267 | VEHICLE FUEL TANK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED CRASHWORTHINESS - A fuel tank system which has a revised mounting system and a revised location for the fuel system and fuel tanks to improve crashworthiness of the vehicle by reducing the occurrence of tank failure, fuel spillage, fire and/or explosion during and after a collision or similar event, while still providing a sufficient range for the vehicle. The fuel tanks are protected from damage from the side, bottom and between the tanks. The fuel tank mounting system also allows the energy associated with an event to be managed, such as by allowing the fuel tanks to be pushed or moved downwardly and/or laterally by the energy of the impact of a collision or similar event to a position in which the fuel tank is either out of the path of the impact or protected by the chassis or frame of the vehicle. | 02-05-2015 |
20150097364 | Hook and Loop Mechanism for Prevention of Fuel Tank Rotation - A system for securing a fuel tank to a mobile machine includes a mounting frame connectable to the mobile machine and having a substantially rigid portion configured to support the fuel tank, and a mounting strap connected to the mounting frame and configured to secure the fuel tank to the mounting frame by extending around at least a portion of an outer surface of the fuel tank. The system also includes a first connection material connected to at least one of the mounting frame and the mounting strap, and a second connection material configured to mesh with the first connection material thereby forming a removable hook-and-loop connection therewith. The second connection material is connectable to the outer surface of the fuel tank such that when the first connection material is meshed with the second material the removable connection therebetween substantially prohibits rotation of the fuel tank. | 04-09-2015 |
20150108747 | CANOPY FUEL TANK PLACEMENT - A canopy for a refuse collection vehicle wherein the canopy can be placed on the vehicle without adding additional height to the vehicle. The canopy has a frame attachable to the vehicle which holds at least one container of fuel. The fuel is typically a compressed natural gas and depending on the model of vehicle a plurality of containers can be housed to extend the service area of the vehicle. | 04-23-2015 |
20150123393 | ACCESS PORTS FOR ACCESSING COVERED FUEL TANKS OF A WORK VEHICLE - In one aspect, a work vehicle may include a cab and a fuel tank coupled to the cab. The work vehicle may also include a cab housing configured to cover the fuel tank. The cab housing may define an access port configured to provide access to the fuel tank. In addition, the work vehicle may include a cover panel configured to be coupled to the cab housing so as to cover the access port. | 05-07-2015 |
20150137500 | Passenger Service Vehicle - There is disclosed a passenger service vehicle having an upper deck ( | 05-21-2015 |
20150367726 | Structure for Mounting Fuel Tank on Vehicle Body and Device for Preventing Deformation of Fuel Tank - To provide a structure for mounting a fuel tank on a vehicle body that can prevent harmful deformation of the fuel tank that would impair the function of the fuel tank in either case where the pressure in the fuel tank changes to a positive pressure or to a negative pressure, the structure for mounting a fuel tank on a vehicle body includes: a band lower ( | 12-24-2015 |
20150367727 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING A FUEL SYSTEM - The invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system to a vehicle. In some embodiments, the invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system comprising a fuel tank to a vehicle chassis using a bracket, which may be a multi-part bracket, and may be referred to as a “drop and go” bracket. | 12-24-2015 |
20160023716 | SNOWMOBILE - A snowmobile includes a plurality of ground engaging members, a frame supported by the ground engaging members, and a powertrain assembly supported by the frame. Additionally, the snowmobile includes a front suspension assembly supported by the frame. The front suspension assembly includes an upper control arm operably coupled to the frame and a lower control arm operably coupled to the frame. The lower control arm is forged. At least a portion of the lower control arm includes an artificially-induced area of localized stress, and the lower control arm is configured to absorb energy at the area of localized stress. | 01-28-2016 |
20160039281 | VEHICLE FUEL TANK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED CRASHWORTHINESS - A fuel tank system which has a revised mounting system and a revised location for the fuel system and fuel tanks to improve crashworthiness of the vehicle by reducing the occurrence of tank failure, fuel spillage, fire and/or explosion during and after a collision or similar event, while still providing a sufficient range for the vehicle. The fuel tanks are protected from damage from the side, bottom and between the tanks. The fuel tank mounting system also allows the energy associated with an event to be managed, such as by allowing the fuel tanks to be pushed or moved downwardly and/or laterally by the energy of the impact of a collision or similar event to a position in which the fuel tank is either out of the path of the impact or protected by the chassis or frame of the vehicle. | 02-11-2016 |
20160068065 | VEHICLE FUEL TANK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED CRASHWORTHINESS - A fuel tank system includes a fuel tank and a support structure. The support structure provides impact protection to the fuel tank. The support structure has mounting members, a bottom plate and a support member. The mounting members mount to the vehicle. The bottom plate is provided proximate a bottom wall of the fuel tank, wherein the bottom plate protects the fuel tank from being crushed or punctured and serves as a skid plate if ground contact is made. The support member extends between a respective mounting member and the bottom plate. The support member is configured to fail during impact, allowing the fuel tank to be moved downwardly and laterally by the energy of the impact to a position in which the fuel tank is substantially out of the path of the impact or protected by the chassis of the vehicle. | 03-10-2016 |
20160089974 | WORK VEHICLE WITH IMPROVED FUEL TANK MOUNTING - The present invention includes a vehicle body frame. A cabin is mounted to the vehicle body frame so as to be isolated from vibration. A fuel tank is located below the cabin. The vehicle body frame includes a bracket extending laterally outward in a cantilever from at least one of a left side and a right side. The bracket includes: a cabin support portion carrying and supporting one front-back direction side of the cabin from below via a vibration isolation member; and a tank support portion supporting one front-back direction side of the fuel tank. The tank support portion is arranged at a position further toward an extended end than the cabin support portion of the bracket. | 03-31-2016 |
20160096478 | Side Entry Vehicle Systems and Related Components - A side entry system for a vehicle having at least four doors includes a running board coupled to an exterior surface of the vehicle. A first step is included at or within a door sill of a rear passenger door. The first step is positioned above the running board. A second step is formed adjacent to the first step and is included in an interior of the vehicle. The second step is positioned above the first step. The running board, the first step, and the second step are configured to assist standing entry into a passenger pod of the vehicle through the rear passenger door. A roll cage is coupled to the vehicle and is attached to a rear bumper of the vehicle. The passenger pod extends aft of a rear taillight of the vehicle and includes a passenger seat positioned at least mostly aft of the rear taillight. | 04-07-2016 |
20160114673 | MODIFICATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE TO INCLUDE A HYBRID FUEL ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM - A system and attendant assembly for incorporating at least one alternate fuel supply, such as of the type used in combination with a conventional distillate fuel, to power a heavy duty industrial vehicle, such as a mine haul dump truck. The system and attendant assembly includes a mounting assembly structured for containment and support of a primary fuel tank and an auxiliary fuel tank. The mounting assembly is disposed on a mounting area laterally adjacent between the two tires on a side of the truck, wherein the mounting assembly and mounting area are cooperatively disposed and structured to facilitate storage of the alternate fuel and operative communication and distribution thereof with the powering operations of the vehicle. | 04-28-2016 |
20160114674 | MODIFICATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE TO INCLUDE A HYBRID FUEL ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM - A system and attendant assembly for incorporating at least one alternate fuel supply, such as of the type used in combination with a conventional distillate fuel, to power a heavy duty industrial vehicle, such as a mine haul dump truck. The system and attendant assembly includes a mounting assembly structured for containment and support of a primary fuel tank and an auxiliary fuel tank. The mounting assembly is disposed on a mounting area laterally adjacent between the two tires on a side of the truck, wherein the mounting assembly and mounting area are cooperatively disposed and structured to facilitate storage of the alternate fuel and operative communication and distribution thereof with the powering operations of the vehicle. | 04-28-2016 |
20160167506 | OPERATING FLUID CONTAINER HAVING A STIFFENING ELEMENT | 06-16-2016 |
20160185213 | TANK WITH INVERTED SUMP - A liquid storage tank or a work vehicle requiring high ground clearance has an inverted sump within a tank volume defined between a tank floor and peripheral walls. In one configuration, the sump includes four sump walls of various configurations and extending at various heights within the tank volume. A flow passage is defined by the spacing between the various sump walls and a peripheral wall. The tank floor may have an inclined section, which in cooperation with the sump and a spanner wall, defines a supplemental inverted sump in communication with the flow passage. As a fuel tank, the sump is configured to store fuel within a sump volume sufficient to satisfy prescribed runtimes in various off-level conditions of the vehicle. | 06-30-2016 |
20160200191 | VEHICLE LOWER SECTION STRUCTURE | 07-14-2016 |
280835000 | Cycle type | 11 |
20090322069 | Vehicle with rotatable fuel tank - A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, can facilitate maintenance of an air cleaner without complicating a peripheral structure of a fuel tank. The vehicle can include a body frame, a rear arm attached to the body frame to support a rear wheel, a rear cushioning member provided between the body frame and the rear arm, and an engine fixed to the body frame. The vehicle can further include a fuel tank supported rotatably at a supporter arranged closer to a rear side of the vehicle than a substantially central position of an axis of the rear cushioning member. | 12-31-2009 |
20110175340 | VEHICLE - A frame for a vehicle to accommodate a large-sized accessory, such as a fuel tank, to be mounted downwardly of a rear pipe without having to lower a rear sub-pipe. A large-sized accessory, such as a fuel tank, can be inserted into a space under a rear pipe by removing a second rear sub-pipe from a main frame and the rear pipe. The second rear sub-pipe can be fixed to the main frame and the rear pipe by simply tightening bolts. Similarly, by simply loosening the bolts the second rear sub-pipe can be removed from the main frame and the rear pipe and the large-sized accessory can be removed onto an outside in a vehicle width direction. This facilitates mounting and helps reduce the number of man-hours involved in mounting the accessory. | 07-21-2011 |
20120025510 | FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FOR MOTORCYCLE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCORPORATING SAME - A fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank disposed substantially along a seat rail in a space surrounded by a lower portion of a seat and the seat rail of a motorcycle, and a fuel pump unit disposed in a lower portion of the fuel tank. A mounting flange for mounting the fuel pump unit to the fuel tank is arranged below the seat rail and forward of a front end of a rear wheel of the motorcycle as viewed in a side view of the motorcycle. The mounting flange of the fuel pump unit is disposed above a side frame of a body frame of the motorcycle. Such fuel tank assembly provides the degree of freedom of seat layout, and does not interfere with a rear wheel of motorcycle, or gravel or the like thrown up by the rear wheel, during operation the motorcycle. | 02-02-2012 |
20120228857 | FUEL PUMP MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF SADDLE-RIDE-TYPE VEHICLE - A fuel pump mounting structure of a saddle-ride-type vehicle that can enhance the degree of freedom in the shape of a fuel tank with the construction where a fuel pump is arranged in the inside of the saddle-type fuel tank that straddles a main frame. A first opening portion is formed in a tank bottom plate of a fuel tank, and a mounting arm which closes the first opening portion by one end thereof and supports the fuel pump by the other end thereof is arranged in the inside of the fuel tank, the mounting arm extends along a vehicle widthwise direction toward a gap SA formed between a straddling bottom portion of the fuel tank that straddles a main frame and a tank side wall of the fuel tank, and supports the fuel pump in the inside of the gap SA. | 09-13-2012 |
20120274057 | FUEL TANK FOR SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A fuel tank for a saddle-ride type vehicle includes a lower half body and an upper half body. The lower half body has a left lower flange part and a right lower flange part, the upper half body has a left upper flange part and a right upper flange part, and the fuel tank is constituted by welding the left lower flange part and the left upper flange part and welding the right lower flange part and the right upper flange part. Left and right fold parts and as folded downward are provided on the left and right upper flange parts. | 11-01-2012 |
20130334804 | Fuel Tank Assembly - A fuel tank assembly includes a hinge assembly, a fuel tank, and at least one hinge bolt. The hinge assembly includes a hinge pin and a hinge stay. The hinge pin pivotally couples the hinge stay to a vehicular frame and defines a hinge axis about which the hinge stay is pivotable with respect to a frame. The at least one hinge bolt releasably couples the hinge stay to the fuel tank such that the fuel tank is pivotable about the hinge axis. The at least one hinge bolt intersects the hinge axis and obstructs the hinge pin from being removed from the hinge stay. | 12-19-2013 |
20140035269 | FUEL-TANK SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A fuel-tank support structure for a motorcycle includes a left outer extending portion, a right outer extending portion, a left tank support stay, and a right tank support stay. The left outer extending portion is provided in a left main frame to extend outward in a vehicle width direction of the motorcycle. The left main frame extends rearward to diverge from a head pipe to left. The right outer extending portion is provided in a right main frame to extend outward in the vehicle width direction. The right main frame extends rearward to diverge from the head pipe to right. The left tank support stay protrudes from a fuel tank and is supported by the left outer extending portion. The right tank support stay protrudes from the fuel tank and is supported by the right outer extending portion. | 02-06-2014 |
20140117655 | HOUSING STRUCTURE IN SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A housing structure for a saddle type vehicle wherein the housing structure is not limited by the size of an opening/closing lid (shelter lid) for a fuel tank. The housing structure can provide a space for storage wherein the shelter lid is easily opened even when a heavy item is stored in the space. A tank shelter is formed by a cover that can be divided into a plurality of covers. A housing pocket is fixed to the inside of the tank shelter. A loading and unloading opening in the housing pocket faces an opening portion of the tank shelter. A dimension in a direction of vehicle width of the housing pocket is larger than a width of the opening portion of the tank shelter. | 05-01-2014 |
20140339804 | CANISTER ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE OF MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle is provided with a vehicle body frame including a pair of left and right main frames and a pair of left and right seat rails disposed on the rear sides of the pair of left and right main frames, and the motorcycle is also provided with a canister for collecting evaporated fuel in a fuel tank supported by the main frames, the canister being arranged in an intermediate area in a width direction of the pair of left and right seat rails. | 11-20-2014 |
20150061276 | FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF SADDLE-RIDE-TYPE VEHICLE - A pump mounting seat surface is formed on a rear lower portion of a fuel tank. An approximately strip-shaped tank rear stay is mounted such that the tank rear stay escapes a pump mounting seat of the pump mounting seat surface. Both ends of the tank rear stay in the longitudinal direction project outward from the rear lower portion as mounting end portions. The mounting end portions are made to overlap with tank rear mounting bosses formed on center frames, and are fastened to the tank rear mounting bosses by bolts from above. A mounting member is not arranged below the pump mounting seat surface and hence, it is possible to ensure a space for a pipe of a fuel pump. | 03-05-2015 |
20160046344 | STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A straddle-type vehicle comprises a pair of vehicle body frames arranged in a vehicle width direction of a vehicle body and extending in a vehicle length direction of the vehicle body, a fuel tank placed between the pair of vehicle body frames, a tank bracket fastened to an upper surface of the fuel tank, and a support member which couples the tank bracket to at least one of the pair of vehicle body frames. The support member includes a frame coupling section detachably coupled to a mounting section provided on at least one of the pair of vehicle body frames, and a tank coupling section placed inward in the vehicle width direction relative to the frame coupling section and detachably coupled to the tank bracket. | 02-18-2016 |