Patent ID: 7975869

Claim:
A fuel tank assembly comprising: a fuel tank; a baffle plate positioned in the fuel tank and having: an upper plate in which a penetration hole is formed, the upper plate positioned along and proximate to an upper interior wall of the fuel tank and substantially conforming to the upper interior wall; a side wall integrally formed along an outer edge of the upper plate wherein the side wall extends downwards from the upper plate away from the upper interior surface; and a partition formed under the upper plate in the baffle plate and spaced from the side wall; and a bracket connecting the baffle plate to the fuel tank, wherein the upper plate and the side wall of the baffle plate are disposed to be apart from the upper interior wall and a side wall of the fuel tank to form an upper space between the upper interior wall of the fuel tank and the upper plate of the baffle plate so that fluid-communication between the upper space and a lower space formed below the baffle plate is performed through the penetration hole.