IP Library Granted Patent US 7,516,868
Granted Patent B2
US 7,516,868 · App. 10/813,054 · Granted Apr 14, 2009

Fuel tank structure

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Patent No.
US 7,516,868
App. No.
10/813,054
Granted
Apr 14, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fuel tank structure structured by an upper member and a lower member characterized in that a display portion of a working position of a waste fuel hole is provided at an outer surface of the lower member in correspondence with a fuel remaining portion and operation of boring the waste fuel hole by a spearhead-shaped drill or the like can easily be carried out by clearly recognizing a position of a portion at which remaining fuel is liable to remain.

Claims (20)

1. A fuel tank structure comprising:

a fuel tank including:

a display portion of a working position for locating a waste fuel hole provided at an outer surface of said fuel tank in correspondence with a fuel remaining portion,

wherein the display portion comprises a bead portion formed by projecting a predetermined amount of the bead portion to an inner side of the fuel tank, and

wherein the bead portion is disposed immediately below and apart from the chamber module including a fuel pump arranged on the inside of the fuel tank, the bead portion including a plurality of arcuate bead portions arranged in a circular pattern and cut portions formed among the respective bead portions, the arcuate bead portions respectively providing an arrow mark indicating a recycle thereon.

2. The fuel tank structure according to claim 1 , wherein the cut portions directly connect an inside of an area surrounded by said bead portions and an outside of the area.

3. A fuel tank structure, comprising:

a fuel tank including:

a lower member including a plurality of bottom portions each constituting a portion of a plane, including a single bottom portion constituting a lowest planar position in the lower member; and

a display portion of a working position for locating a waste fuel hole, the display portion being provided within a lowest outer surface of the single bottom portion constituting the lowest planar position of the fuel tank in correspondence with a fuel remaining portion,

wherein the display portion comprises a bead portion formed by projecting a predetermined amount of the bead portion to an inner side of the fuel tank, wherein the bead portion is visible from an outer side of the fuel tank, and

wherein the bead portion is disposed immediately below and apart from a chamber module including a fuel pump arranged on the inside of the fuel tank, the bead portion including a plurality of arcuate bead portions arranged in a circular pattern and cut portions formed among the respective bead portions, the arcuate bead portions respectively providing an arrow mark indicating a recycle thereon.

4. The fuel tank structure according to claim 3 , further comprising:

another display portion of another working position for locating another waste fuel hole, the another display portion being provided at another bottom outer surface of another bottom portion of the plurality of the bottom portions of the fuel tank in correspondence with another fuel remaining portion.

5. The fuel tank structure according to claim 4 , wherein the another display portion is disposed below a chamber module arranged on the inside of the saddle type fuel tank and surrounds the chamber module.

6. The fuel tank structure according to claim 4 , wherein the another display portion comprises another bead portion formed by projecting a predetermined amount of the bead portion to an inner side of the fuel tank.

7. The fuel tank structure according to claim 5 , wherein the another display portion comprises another bead portion formed by projecting a predetermined amount of the bead portion to an inner side of the fuel tank.

8. The fuel tank structure according to claim 6 , wherein the another bead portion comprises a series of non-continuous bead portions.

9. The fuel tank structure according to claim 3 , wherein another bead portion comprises a series of non-continuous bead portions.

10. The fuel tank structure according to claim 3 , wherein the cut portions directly connect an inside of an area surrounded by said bead portions and an outside of the area.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2017
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042624/0886 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033989/0220 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2004
From: FUKUSHIMA, YOSHITAKA; TAKAHASHI, HIROSHI; YAMAMOTO, HIROSHI
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 015350/0493 →