Fuel system mountable to a vehicle frame
AssigneeAgility Fuel Systems LLC
InventorsMomchil Yordanov, Chris Forsberg, Andrew Taylor Gordon, Adam Robertson
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A fuel system is provided that includes a fuel system frame and in some cases access steps. The frame can be mounted to a vehicle frame rail. Bracket assemblies can be coupled to the fuel system frame at a plurality of positions. The fuel tank can be mounted at neck portions thereof and can be supported on the frame rail between the neck portion, e.g., spaced a distance from the neck portions in a longitudinal direction of the fuel system. The access steps can be non-rectangular to provide a wide stepping portion even if the fuel system includes large tanks. The steps can be directly supported by an outside surface of the tank.
Claims20
A fuel system for supporting a fuel tank, the fuel system comprising:
- a fuel system frame configured to receive the fuel tank;
- a first bracket coupled to the fuel system frame and comprising a first support wing, a second support wing, and a central flange, the first support wing and the second support wing each extending from the central flange and each having a top surface and a flat bottom surface;
- and
- a second bracket having a first portion configured to mate with the first bracket and a second portion configured to connect to a vehicle frame rail, the first portion including a first vertical support having a flat top surface configured to be coupled to the flat bottom surface of the first support wing and a second vertical support having a flat top surface configured to be coupled to the flat bottom surface of the second support wing.
A fuel system for supporting a fuel tank, the fuel system comprising:
- a fuel system frame configured to receive the fuel tank;
- a first bracket coupled to the fuel system frame and comprising a first support wing and a second support wing, each of the first support wing and the second support wing having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- and
- a second bracket having a first portion configured to mate with the first bracket and a second portion configured to connect to a vehicle frame rail, the first portion including a first vertical support having a top surface configured to be coupled to the bottom surface of the first support wing and a second vertical support having a top surface configured to be coupled to the bottom surface of the second support wing, and
- wherein the first support wing and the second support wing each include a rotational support configured to engage with a bottom surface of the second bracket to support the fuel system frame on the vehicle frame rail.
A fuel system for supporting a fuel tank, the fuel system comprising:
- a fuel system frame configured to receive the fuel tank;
- a first bracket coupled to the fuel system frame and comprising a body, a first support wing, and a second support wing extending in opposite directions;
- and
- a second bracket having an internal space defined by a first vertical support and a second vertical support, the internal space receiving a portion of the body of the first bracket, the first vertical support coupled to the first support wing, the second vertical support coupled to the second support wing, and the first support wing and the second support wing being located above the second bracket when the first bracket and the second bracket are mated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.