Tailgate fuel system mounting system
AssigneeAgility Fuel Systems LLC
InventorsTodd F. Sloan, Chris Forsberg, David Cate
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Abstract
An assembly bracket system is provided. The system includes a first bracket portion and a second bracket portion. The first bracket portion is configured to be attached to a vehicle tailgate. The second bracket portion is configured to be attached to a vehicle fuel system. The first bracket portion and the second bracket portion are configured to be engaged to each other in a manner that limits at least one degree of freedom of the vehicle fuel system relative to the vehicle tailgate while allowing pivoting of the second bracket portion relative to the first bracket portion.
Claims10
A vehicle system comprising:
- a fuel system comprising at least one fuel tank, a conduit for providing fluid communication between the fuel tank and an engine of a vehicle, and a support frame coupled with and supporting the fuel tank and the conduit;
- a mounting structure configured to couple with a tailgate of a refuse truck, the mounting structure comprising a bracket having a concave portion having an open portion and a closed portion;
- the mounting structure further comprising a connection feature coupled with the support frame, the connection feature is configured such the connection feature can be lowered into the concave portion of the bracket;
- wherein the connection feature enables the fuel system to pivot about an axis thereof to cause the support frame to be aligned with the bracket of the mounting structure, wherein when so aligned apertures in the bracket and support frame are disposed about a common axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.