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US 2006/0219224 A1Published application
Fuel tank
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinya Murabayashi, Shoichiro Kumagai, Koichiro Toyoda, Tohru Wako, Yoshinobu Terada, Yasunobu Endo, Manami Endo
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Abstract
A fuel tank in which at least a part of a fuel storing unit is formed of a flexible film is provided with a main chamber having a variable volume by deforming according to a storing amount of a fuel, a sub-chamber having a volume which is kept substantially constant, and a fuel pump housed inside the sub-chamber. The main chamber and the sub-chamber are integrally formed to form the fuel storing unit.
Claims9
A fuel tank comprising:
- a fuel storing unit, at least a part of which is formed of a flexible film, including:
- a main chamber having a variable volume by deforming according to a storing amount of a fuel;
- a sub-chamber having a volume which is kept substantially constant;
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- a fuel pump housed inside the sub-chamber,
- wherein the main chamber and the sub-chamber are integrally formed to form the fuel storing unit.
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