Fuel system for a vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsGrant D. Wildgrube, Clint D. Glunz, Shashank Bhatia, Bryan S. Datema
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a prime mover and a fuel system. The fuel system includes a tank, a regulator, a first shutoff valve, and a second shutoff valve. The tank is configured to provide a supply flow of fuel. The regulator is controllable to provide a regulated flow of fuel to the prime mover by modulating the supply flow of fuel. The first shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively disengaging the prime mover from the fuel system. The second shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively blocking the supply flow of fuel provided by the tank.
Claims12
A refuse vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a refuse body coupled to the chassis;
- a cab coupled to the chassis;
- a prime mover supported by the chassis;
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- a fuel system including:
- a tank configured to provide a supply flow of fuel;
- a regulator valve controllable to provide a regulated flow of fuel to the prime mover by modulating the supply flow of fuel;
- a first conduit extending between the tank and the regulator valve such that the supply flow of fuel is received by the regulator valve from the tank;
- a second conduit configured to extend from the regulator valve to the prime mover such that the regulated flow of fuel is provided from the regulator valve to the prime mover;
- a shutoff valve positioned along the second conduit, the shutoff valve controllable to selectively disengage the prime mover from the fuel system;
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- a user access panel configured to be positioned along an exterior of the refuse body, the user access panel including a manual shutoff valve configured to facilitate selectively blocking the supply flow of fuel provided by the tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.