Patent ID: 7654410
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: F01P

Abstract:
1. A vehicle reservoir tank comprising: a main reservoir chamber having a fluid drain port and an overflow port disposed at an upper portion of the main reservoir chamber; an anti-spill chamber having a body portion, an inlet disposed at a lowermost section of the body portion and an outlet disposed exclusively above the inlet at an uppermost section of the body portion with the inlet being externally coupled to the overflow port of the main reservoir chamber, the anti-spill chamber being configured and arranged to restrict fluid flowing from the main reservoir chamber; an overflow channel having a first end portion fluidly coupled to the outlet of the anti-spill chamber at the uppermost section of the body portion, and an intermediate curved portion extending from the first end portion to a second end portion such that the second end portion of the overflow channel extends downwardly relative to the first end portion and extends along an area of the body portion of the anti-spill chamber, with the fluid flowing above the uppermost section of the body portion after exiting via the outlet toward the overflow channel in a condition of overflow; and a reinforcement member disposed between the overflow channel and the area of the body portion of the anti-spill chamber.