Patent ID: 6712234
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B29C,B29L,B60K,F02D,F02M

Abstract:
A plastic fuel tank for a vehicle having at least one fuel system component therein, comprising:a body of a polymeric material defining an interior space constructed and arranged to store a quantity of liquid fuel therein and having an opening communicating with the interior space; a carrier forming a baffle carried by the body and disposed within the interior space with the carrier oriented so that it lies generally perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle in which the fuel tank is mounted; and at least one fuel system component carried by the carrier within the interior space with the carrier with the fuel system component thereon having a size preventing its insertion into the interior space through any opening in the body, and the carrier providing a baffle retarding the surging and splashing of fuel in the tank when the vehicle is moving.