Patent ID: 7568592

Claim:
A vehicle fuel tank made of a resin for storage of fuel, said fuel tank being formed substantially in the shape of a hexahedron by erecting left, right, front and rear wall surfaces from a bottom portion and connecting distal ends of the left, right, front and rear walls to an upper surface panel, said tank having a longitudinal tank axis extending between central portions of the front and rear wall surfaces, and configured to be installed in a vehicle with the longitudinal tank axis oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein at least one suppressor wall, extending longitudinally in said tank and perpendicularly to said front wall surface, is integrally formed on at least one of the bottom portion and the upper surface panel for suppressing movement of the fuel in the fuel tank, and wherein the suppressor wall is secured to the front wall, wherein a rear edge portion of said suppressor wall is disposed forward of a central portion of said tank, such that a central portion of the tank is open and unobstructed.