Tank mount system

Inventors: Jerome Hornback (Indianapolis, IN); Jeff Prairie (Franklin, IN)

Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC

B60K15/07 B60K15/03006 F17C13/08

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Patent No.: US 12661979
App. No.: 18/140,024
Granted: Jun 23, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A tank mount system, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a center support structure and a retention structure. The center support structure has a first side configured to support a first plurality of tanks and a second side configured to support a second plurality of tanks. The retention structure is attachable to each side of the center support structure to resiliently support the first and second pluralities of tanks.

Claims (30)

1 . A tank mount system, comprising:

a center support structure having a first side configured to support a first plurality of tanks and a second side configured to support a second plurality of tanks, wherein the first side comprises a first plurality of tank mount recesses for the first plurality of tanks and the second side comprises a second plurality of tank mount recesses for the second plurality of tanks that are offset from the first plurality of tank mount recesses; and

a retention structure attachable to each side of the center support structure to resiliently support each tank of the first and second pluralities of tanks.

2 . The tank mount system according to claim 1 , wherein the retention structure comprises at least one clamp.

3 . The tank mount system according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one clamp comprises a clamp for each of the first plurality of tank mount recesses and for each of the second plurality of tank mount recesses.

4 . The tank mount system according to claim 3 , wherein each of the first and the second plurality of tank mount recesses comprises an arcuate surface that surrounds one portion of an outer peripheral tank surface.

5 . The tank mount system according to claim 4 , wherein each clamp includes a clamp arcuate surface that surrounds a remaining portion of the outer peripheral tank surface.

6 . The tank mount system according to claim 3 , wherein each clamp includes at least one resilient member and at least one retention band that cooperates with a corresponding resilient member and retention band associated with each of the first and the second pluralities of tank mount recesses to resiliently support the first and second pluralities of tanks.

7 . The tank mount system according to claim 6 , wherein the resilient member and the corresponding resilient member cooperate to provide a spring loaded washer that surrounds each tank.

8 . The tank mount system according to claim 7 , wherein the retention band and the corresponding retention band cooperate to provide a protective ring that surrounds each tank.

9 . The tank mount system according to claim 8 , wherein the protective ring is radially outward of the spring loaded washer and covers the spring loaded washer such that the protective ring positively contacts an outer tank surface.

10 . The tank mount system according to claim 1 , wherein the retention structure comprises a plurality of clamps are separate from each other such that one clamp is individually securable to an associated tank mount recess of each of the first and the second plurality of tank mount recesses.

11 . The tank mount system according to claim 1 , including a spring loaded washer that surrounds each tank of the first and second pluralities of tanks.

12 . A tank mount system, comprising:

a first center support structure having opposing first and second sides that each comprise a plurality of tank mount recesses;

a second center support structure having opposing first and second sides that each comprise a plurality of tank mount recesses, wherein the first center support structure is configured to support one end portion of a plurality of tanks and the second center support structure is configured to support an opposite end portion of the plurality of tanks; and

a plurality of clamps, wherein each clamp is configured to attach to a respective one of the first and the second center support structures at each tank mount recess to resiliently support each tank, and wherein each clamp includes a forward edge with a forward retention band and a rearward edge with a rearward retention band that is separate from the forward retention band.

13 . The tank mount system according to claim 12 , wherein each tank mount recess comprises an arcuate surface that surrounds one portion of an outer peripheral tank surface, and wherein each clamp includes a clamp arcuate surface that surrounds a remaining portion of the outer peripheral tank surface.

14 . The tank mount system according to claim 12 , wherein each clamp includes one separate resilient member associated with each of the forward retention band and rearward retention band, and wherein the separate resilient members cooperate with corresponding resilient members and retention bands associated with each tank mount recess to resiliently support a plurality of tanks.

15 . The tank mount system according to claim 12 , including a base plate that supports the first and the second center support structures, and wherein the base plate is configured to attach to a vehicle chassis with a plurality of brackets.

16 . The tank mount system according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of clamps are separate from each other such that each clamp is individually securable to an associated tank mount recess of each of the plurality of tank mount recesses.

17 . The tank mount system according to claim 12 , including a spring loaded washer that surrounds each tank.

18 . A method comprising:

providing a center support structure having a first side configured to support a first plurality of tanks and a second side configured to support a second plurality of tanks, wherein the first side comprises a first plurality of tank mount recesses for the first plurality of tanks and the second side comprises a second plurality of tank mount recesses for the second plurality of tanks;

staggering the second plurality of tank mount recesses from the first plurality of tank mount recesses in a direction along a height of the center support structure; and

resiliently clamping the first plurality of tanks to the first side with a first retention structure and resiliently clamping the second plurality of tanks to the second side with a second retention structure such that each tank is resiliently supported.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , including providing a clamp for each of the first and second pluralities of tank mount recesses that is attached to respective first and second sides of the center support structure, wherein each clamp includes at least one resilient member and at least one retention band that cooperates with a corresponding resilient member and retention band associated with each of the first and second pluralities of tank mount recesses to resiliently support the first and second pluralities of tanks.

20 . The method according to claim 18 , including:

providing a plurality of discrete clamps that are separate from each other; and

individually securing each clamp to one tank mount recess of each of the first and second pluralities of tank mount recesses.