Auxiliary fuel tank
AssigneeNMHG Oregon, LLC
InventorsLonnie R. OXLEY, Darrell E. HELTON, David S. BILLINGS, Jeffrey G. STEPHENSON
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Abstract
A fuel system for an engine includes a fuel line that delivers fuel from a main fuel tank to the engine and a first control device that releases a flow of the fuel from the main fuel tank into the fuel line. An auxiliary fuel tank is connected to the fuel line, and a second control device controls a flow of the fuel between the auxiliary fuel tank and the fuel line. After the fuel is released from the main fuel tank into the fuel line, the second control device fills the auxiliary fuel tank with the fuel from the main fuel tank.
Claims20
A fuel system for an engine, comprising:
- a fuel line configured to deliver fuel from a removable main fuel tank to the engine;
- a first control device configured to release a flow of the fuel from the main fuel tank into the fuel line;
- an auxiliary fuel tank connected to the fuel line;
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- a second control device configured to control a flow of the fuel between the auxiliary fuel tank and the fuel line, wherein after the fuel is released from the main fuel tank into the fuel line, the second control device fills the auxiliary fuel tank with the fuel from the main fuel tank.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for delivering fuel from a main fuel tank to an engine;
- means for releasing a flow of the fuel from the main fuel tank into the means for delivering;
- means for storing an auxiliary fuel supply;
- means for controlling a flow of the auxiliary fuel supply between the means for storing and the means for delivering, and
- means for filling the means for storing with the fuel from the main fuel tank after the flow of fuel is released from the main fuel tank into the means for delivering.
A method, comprising:
- delivering fuel from a removable main fuel tank to an engine;
- releasing a flow of the fuel from the main fuel tank into a fuel line;
- controlling a flow of the fuel between an auxiliary fuel tank and the fuel line, and
- filling the auxiliary fuel tank with the fuel from the main fuel tank after the flow of fuel is released from the main fuel tank into the fuel line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.