Patent ID: 8276779

Claim:
A baffle for an automotive fuel tank, comprising: opposed touching portions formed in the fuel tank in such a manner that a first predetermined portion of an upper tank wall protrudes down and inward and a second predetermined portion of a lower tank wall protrudes up and inward at a corresponding position to contact each other and thus form one of the touching portions, and in such a manner that a third predetermined portion of the upper tank wall protrudes down and inward and a fourth predetermined portion of the lower tank wall protrudes up and inward at a corresponding position to contact each other and thus form another of the touching portions; a fixing baffle plate and a pressing baffle plate including fixing portions formed on both sides of plate portions of the respective baffle plate, each baffle plate having a plurality of holes; and a baffle filter disposed between the plate portions of the baffle plates and fixed as the baffle plates are assembled with each other, wherein the fixing portions of the baffle plates in the fuel tank are securely engaged with the touching portions, first and second fixing portions of the fixing portions formed on one side of the fixing baffle plate and the pressing baffle plate having a plate structure for partially surrounding a portion of a circular circumference of the one of the touching portions between the first and second fixing portions.