Fuel tank
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroshi Inaoka, Ryuta Itou, Teiji Watanabe, Joji Fujinami
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Abstract
A fuel tank has a superior outer appearance. A body and a bottom are aligned to each other in a vertical direction to form a sealed closed space for storing fuel between both members. The body is formed as a container having an opening in a downward direction. A connected end part is bent inward in a continuous manner from a lower end of its outer surface. The opening is covered from below with the bottom and its circumferential edge is overlapped on the connected end while its position is set and connected at its entire circumference by brazing.
Claims13
A fuel tank for a vehicle comprising:
- a main tank member having an upper wall, front and rear walls, right and left sidewalls, and a bottom wall, said bottom wall having an opening therein defined by inwardly directed connecting walls;
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- a bottom member attached to said main tank member for sealing said opening, said bottom member having peripheral edges which overlap a portion of said inwardly directed connecting walls around the entire periphery of said bottom member,
- wherein a central portion of said bottom member and all of said peripheral edges of said bottom member lie in a single plane, said bottom member is substantially flat, and said bottom member is completely flat over an entire surface of said bottom member.
A fuel tank for a vehicle comprising:
- a main tank member having an upper wall, front and rear walls, right and left sidewalls, and a bottom wall, said bottom wall having an opening therein defined by inwardly directed connecting walls;
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- a bottom member attached to said main tank member for sealing said opening, said bottom member having peripheral edges which overlap a portion of said inwardly directed connecting walls around the entire periphery of said bottom member,
- wherein a central portion of said bottom member and all of said peripheral edges of said bottom member lie in a single plane, said bottom member is substantially flat, and said bottom member is flat over an entire surface of said bottom member from one of said peripheral edges of said bottom member to every other one of said peripheral edges of said bottom member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.