Patent ID: 8322363
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: B60K,F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fuel tank system for a vehicle, comprising a first compartment and a second compartment located on a first side of a vehicle, a third compartment located on a second side of the vehicle opposite the first side, a first pipe connected between an aperture in the first compartment and an aperture in the third compartment, the first pipe having a one-way valve which allows fuel to flow from the third compartment to the first compartment, and a second pipe connected between an aperture in the second compartment and a junction in the first pipe which is intermediate the one-way valve and the third compartment allowing fuel to flow to the third compartment from the second compartment, wherein the fuel is extracted from the first compartment and wherein fuel can overflow from the first compartment to the second compartment when the fuel is above a predetermined level.