Tank with inverted sump
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMatthew P. Tedman, Ashwani Verma
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AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMatthew P. Tedman, Ashwani Verma
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A liquid storage tank or a work vehicle requiring high ground clearance has an inverted sump within a tank volume defined between a tank floor and peripheral walls. In one configuration, the sump includes four sump walls of various configurations and extending at various heights within the tank volume. A flow passage is defined by the spacing between the various sump walls and a peripheral wall. The tank floor may have an inclined section, which in cooperation with the sump and a spanner wall, defines a supplemental inverted sump in communication with the flow passage. As a fuel tank, the sump is configured to store fuel within a sump volume sufficient to satisfy prescribed runtimes in various off-level conditions of the vehicle.
A liquid storage tank for a work vehicle having a chassis supported by ground-engaging wheels or tracks, the tank comprising:
A work vehicle having a chassis supported by ground-engaging wheels or tracks, the work vehicle comprising:
A fuel tank for a work vehicle having a chassis supported by ground-engaging wheels or tracks, the fuel tank comprising:
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