FUEL TANK WITH SAFETY DEVICE

• Main Author: YONENAGA AKIRA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.05.1982
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PURPOSE:To prevent an ignition accident on fuel even if an inner wall is broken in an accident by doubling the wall of a fuel tank and putting fire prevention liquid into an outer tank formed between the inner wall and an outer wall of the tank. CONSTITUTION:A inner fuel tank 2 is formed within an outer tank 1 for fire prevention, and the whole tank is formed of a double structure. The outer tank 1 has a fire prevention liquid reservoir 1d and an inlet 4 for fire prevention liquid 3 is formed at the upper portion of the reservoir 1d. At the upper portion of the inner tank 2 placed within the outer tank 1, a fuel inlet 8 and a fuel outlet 9 are formed so as to penetrate a wall of the outer tank 1. In addition, a fire prevent liquid wave suppressor plate 13 and a fuel liquid wave suppressor plate 14 respectively provided with through hole 13a, and 14a are housed in each tank.