Patent ID: 11891774
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 9:
10. A fuel tank disposed on a motor grader, the motor grader including a rear frame, a front frame that includes an arm and the fuel tank coupled to the arm, and a cab mounted on a cover of the fuel tank, the cab including a roll-over-protection apparatus configured to provide protection to an operator disposed in the cab during a roll-over or overturn condition of the motor grader, the fuel tank comprising:
a body including:
the cover that includes a cover hitch, the cover hitch defining an upper pivot bore centered about a pivot axis;
an endwall disposed below the cover and coupled to the cover;
a first sidewall disposed between the cover and a base;
a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, the second sidewall disposed between the cover and the base; and
the base having a portion disposed under the endwall, the base including a lower hitch that extends outward from the endwall, the lower hitch defining a lower pivot bore centered about the pivot axis of the upper pivot bore; and

a neck disposed on the body, the neck configured to be coupled to the arm of the front frame of the motor grader,
a rear foundation mounted to the cover between the upper pivot bore and the neck; and
a forward foundation mounted to the cover,
wherein the rear foundation and the forward foundation are configured to support the roll-over-protection apparatus,
wherein the neck and the body together define a chamber configured to store fuel, wherein further the cover is a top of the chamber and the base is the bottom of the chamber, and
wherein the fuel tank is configured to be pivotable about the pivot axis together with the front frame of the motor grader when a pivot fastener is received in the upper pivot bore and in the lower pivot bore.