Patent ID: 9579972
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B60K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A device for preventing deformation of a fuel tank, comprising: a plurality of connected members provided on a surface of the fuel tank; and a plurality of bands connected to the connected members and extending along the surface of the fuel tank, wherein the plurality of bands are connected together such that the plurality of bands extend along the surface of the fuel tank to surround the fuel tank, wherein the plurality of bands comprise: a lower band extending along a lower wall of the fuel tank and holding the fuel tank; and an upper band extending along an upper wall of the fuel tank and surrounding the fuel tank jointly with the lower band, wherein the connected members constitute a lower wall connector that connects at least one part of the lower wall of the fuel tank to the lower band and an upper wall connector that connects at least one part of the upper wall of the fuel tank to the upper band, and wherein the lower band and the upper band have respective flanges at end portions thereof such that corresponding flanges overlap each other, and the lower band and the upper band are connected with each other at the flanges.