Patent ID: 9636998
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60Y,F01N,Y02A,Y02T

Claim:
1. A tank assembly in a construction machine, the tank assembly comprising: an enclosure mounted inside an engine compartment of the construction machine, the enclosure having insulated sides and an insulated bottom, the enclosure having an open top; a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank at least partially disposed inside the enclosure, and placed so that an air passage is created between the tank and at least one of the insulated sides, the DEF tank including a fill port; a drip pan proximate the fill port; and a fan sealably attached to the enclosure, the fan inducing movement of air through the air passage, the fan discharging the air to the environment via a discharge pipe coupled to an exhaust port of the fan.