Deformable bracket for translating vehicle fuel box

A system for reducing risk of fuel leakage of a vehicle during a collision, the system comprising:

• a vehicle main body configured to support and at least partially enclose a passenger;
• a fuel inlet box configured to house a fuel inlet;
• a rear bracket coupled to the vehicle main body at a location aft of the fuel inlet box;
• a center shaft coupled to the rear bracket and extending forward from the rear bracket;
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• a forward bracket coupled to the vehicle main body at a location forward relative to the rear bracket and coupled to the center shaft, the forward bracket configured to deform in response to a rear collision of the vehicle to actuate the fuel inlet box in an outward direction relative to the vehicle main body.

A system for reducing risk of fuel leakage of a vehicle during a collision, the system comprising:

• a vehicle main body configured to support and at least partially enclose a passenger;
• a fuel inlet box configured to house a fuel inlet;
• a rear bracket permanently coupled to the vehicle main body at a location aft of the fuel inlet box;
• a center shaft permanently coupled to the rear bracket and extending forward from the rear bracket;
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• a forward bracket permanently coupled to the vehicle main body at a location forward relative to the rear bracket and defining a beam pocket configured to receive the center shaft to couple the center shaft to the forward bracket, the forward bracket configured to deform in response to a rear collision of the vehicle to actuate the fuel inlet box in order to reduce the likelihood of a fuel leak.