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US 2019/0337378 A1Published application
Systems for a fuel line attachment assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael Spurling, Luis Pinheiro, Frank Kotthoff, Scott Holmes
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a fuel line attachment. In one example, a system comprises a fuel line attachment assembly comprising a fixed portion and a movable portion, wherein the movable portion is shaped to slide along a recess of the fixed portion in response to a vehicle collision.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a fuel line attachment assembly comprising a fixed portion fixedly coupled to a frame of a vehicle, further comprising a movable portion coupled to the fixed portion via a stop element, the movable portion slides along a recess of the fixed portion in response to a threshold force applied to the stop element.
A fuel line attachment assembly, comprising:
- a fuel line coupler comprising a fixed portion fixedly coupled to a frame of a vehicle along an attachment plane, wherein the fuel line coupler further comprises a movable portion slidably coupled to the fixed portion along a recess of the fixed portion, wherein the movable portion selectively slides based on a force applied to a stop element arranged in the fixed portion;
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- an impact structure comprising an impact face angled relative to the attachment plane, wherein the impact face displaces a fuel line extending through each of the movable portion and the impact structure in a direction with a displaceable component parallel to the attachment plane.
A vehicle fuel line attachment assembly, comprising:
- a fuel line coupler comprising a fixed portion fixedly coupled to a frame of a vehicle along an attachment plane, wherein the fuel line coupler further comprises a movable portion slidably coupled to the fixed portion along a recess of the fixed portion, wherein the movable portion selectively slides based on a force applied to a stop element arranged in the fixed portion;
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- an impact structure comprising an impact face angled relative to the attachment plane, wherein the impact face displaces a fuel line extending through each of the movable portion and the impact structure in a direction with a displaceable component parallel to the attachment plane, wherein the impact structure further comprises stiffening features including a plurality of circular ribs and a plurality of webs extending from the impact face to a side opposite the movable portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.