GB2428415A - Fitting functional components to the interior of a fuel tank - Google Patents

Fitting functional components to the interior of a fuel tank Download PDF

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GB2428415A
GB2428415A GB0514647A GB0514647A GB2428415A GB 2428415 A GB2428415 A GB 2428415A GB 0514647 A GB0514647 A GB 0514647A GB 0514647 A GB0514647 A GB 0514647A GB 2428415 A GB2428415 A GB 2428415A
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Christopher John Bibby
Raymond Paul Doherty
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/073—Tank construction specially adapted to the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/077—Fuel tanks with means modifying or controlling distribution or motion of fuel, e.g. to prevent noise, surge, splash or fuel starvation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K2015/03118—Multiple tanks, i.e. two or more separate tanks

Abstract

A fuel tank assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a fuel tank 10 having an upper portion 11 and a lower portion 12. The upper portion 11 has an access aperture 17, a peg 18 which extends horizontally from inside the tank towards the access aperture 17, a fuel level sender 22, and a fuel pick up 25 which are pre-assembled on a suspension arm 20 and a fuel pump module 31 which is sealed and fastened against the access aperture 17. The fuel level sender 22 and the fuel pick up 25 are mounted on a carrier 21 which is attached to the suspension arm 20. The carrier 21 is moveable between a installation position in which it extends substantially horizontally along the suspension arm 20 so as to enables its installation inside the tank through the access aperture and a deployed position in which it extends from the suspension arm 20 towards the lower portion of the tank 10. The suspension arm 20 also includes a carrier member 26 for pushing the carrier 21 towards its deployed position when one end of the carrier 20 is secured to the peg 18.

Description

A fuel tank assembly The present invention relates to a fuel tank
assembly, for example for a motor vehicle, and in particular to a method of installing various functional components such as fuel level senders, remote fuel pick up, venting valves and so on in a fuel tank.
A conventional vehicle fuel tank is produced in one piece from plastics materials by an extrusion blow moulding process. In some situations, for example where the tank is saddle shaped having two portions separated by a raised section, it is necessary to provide two or more access holes in the top of the tank for installing the functional components into different regions of the tank. However it is undesirable to have more than one access hole in the tank because each one represents a potential emission source for hydrocarbons contained in the fuel. To overcome this, it is known to dispose functional components on a carrier element which is integrated into the tank when the tank is produced. See for example US 2004/0129708. However such an arrangement does not allow extraction of the functional components if servicing is required.
According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a fuel tank assembly for a motor vehicle, the assembly comprising a fuel tank having an upper portion and a lower portion, an access aperture in the upper portion, a location means inside the tank and remote from the access aperture, a preassembled functional unit comprising functional components for implementing operational functions of the fuel tank and a closure member which in use is sealed and fastened against the access aperture, wherein the preassembled functional unit comprises a suspension arm which is located by the location means and extends towards the access aperture, the suspension arm including a carrier carrying at least one of the functional components and moveable between an installation position in which it is arranged on the suspension arm to allow insertion of the preassembled functional unit through the access aperture and into the tank and where the or at least one functional component carried by the carrier is not fully functional and a deployed position in which the or each functional component carried by the carrier is functional, and a deployment arrangement for deploying the carrier towards its deployed position when one end of the suspension arm is secured to the location means.
The closure member may include a fuel pump module which is pre-assembled to the suspension arm.
Preferably, the carrier is rotatable about a pivot transverse to the suspension arm.
In an alternative, the location means is post-welded to the tank.
Also preferably, the suspension arm includes a fuel tank venting device which is integrated into the suspension arm.
The fuel tank venting device may comprise a liquid vapour separator and a vent valve.
Preferably, the deployment arrangement includes a carrier member attached to the carrier and arranged to cooperate with the location means so that during the installation of the suspension arm into the tank the location means moves the carrier member such that the carrier is moved towards its deployed position.
Also preferably, the carrier member is slidable in the suspension arm, the suspension arm having a window through which the carrier member can extend when the suspension arm is secured to the location means, pivot means being provided to retain the carrier member on the suspension arm.
The pivot means may comprise longitudinal slots formed on the both side of the suspension arm in which is inserted a pivot pin.
The location means may be a plug or a socket which in use is connected to a complementary plug or a socket arranged at one end of the suspension arm where the deployment arrangement is arranged.
According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a preassembled functional unit for implementing operational functions of a fuel tank for a motor vehicle, the preassembled functional unit comprising functional components and a suspension arm which comprises a carrier carrying at least one of the functional components and moveable between an installation position in which it is arranged on the suspension arm where the or at least one functional component carried by the carrier is not fully functional and a deployed position in which in use the or each functional component carried by the carrier is functional, and a deployment arrangement for deploying the carrier towards its deployed position when one end of the carrier is secured to a location means located inside the tank.
Preferably, the carrier carries at least one of a fuel level sender and a fuel pick up.
Conveniently, the suspension arm further includes substantially in its central portion an integrated housing which forms a liquid vapour separator.
Preferably, the housing includes a cylindrical wall closed at one end by a end cap which has a partition wall, dividing the housing between a first chamber and a second chamber, an outlet for connection to a venting pipe from the first chamber and a tubular portion which extends longitudinally outwardly, the other end being closed by an end wall from which extends a tubular portion carrying the pivot arm, the cylindrical wall further includes an inlet which communicates with the second chamber and mounting flanges for retaining a vent valve.
The unit may further comprise a fuel pump module attached to the suspension arm and which forms in use a closure for an access aperture of the fuel tank.
Conveniently, the fuel pump module is attached to the suspension arm by means of a link having one end pivotally attached to the suspension arm and the other end pivotally connected to the fuel pump module.
According to a third aspect of the invention there is provided a method of installing functional components in a fuel tank for a motor vehicle, wherein the fuel tank comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having an access aperture and a location means inside the tank and remote from the access aperture, the method comprising the steps of: - inserting through the access aperture a preassembled functional unit carrying a plurality of functional components, the preassembled functional unit comprising a suspension arm and a carrier carrying at least one of the functional components and which is locked in an installation position on the suspension arm and - securing the suspension arm to the location means thus deploying the carrier to its deployed position in the tank.
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings of which: - Fig.1 is a cross-section of a vehicle fuel tank assembly in accordance with the present invention, Figs. 2 to 5 are views similar to Fig.1 showing different phases of a method of installing functional components in the fuel tank assembly shown in Fig.1, Fig. 6 is a scrap view of the circled part A in Fig.3 to larger scale, Fig. 7 is a scrap view of the circled part B in Fig. 4 to larger scale, Fig. 8 is scrap view of the circled part C in Fig.5 to a larger scale, and Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing an alternative fuel tank assembly.
With reference to Figs. 1 to 8, there is shown a fuel tank 10, manufactured as a single piece by blow moulding, which is saddle shaped and having an upper portion 11 and a lower portion 12. The lower portion 12 has a raised section 13 along its base, dividing the tank into first 14 and second 15 regions. The upper portion 11 of the tank 10 has an inclined surface 16 which is situated over the first region 14 of the tank 10. This inclined surface 16 has an access aperture 17. The tank 10 includes within its upper portion 11 which is situated over the second region 15 a peg 18 which extends horizontally towards the aperture 17 from the inner surface 11 a of the upper portion 11 to secure a preassembled functional unit 19 inside the tank 10 and over the raised section 13. This peg 18 is fastened to the inner surface ha of the fuel tank 10 during the manufacture of the fuel tank in the blow-moulding process.
As can best be seen in Figs 2 to 5, the preassembled functional unit 19 includes a rigid suspension arm 20 and a carrier 21. A conventional fuel level sender 22 having a float 23 arranged on a lever arm 24 is mounted on the carrier 21 along with a fuel pick up 25.
One end of the suspension arm 20 has a complementary section 27 such as a plug or a socket for connection to the peg 18.
The carrier 21 is moveable between an installation position, as shown in Fig. 2, in which it extends substantially horizontally along the suspension arm 20 to enable its installation through the tank 10 as will be described further and a deployed position, as shown in Fig. 4, in which it extends from one end of the suspension arm 20 straight down into the second region 15 of the tank 10. In this example, the carrier 21 also includes a cylindrical carrier member 26 which, when the carrier is in the installation position, is mounted in the suspension arm 20.
As can best be seen Figs 6 and 7, the carrier member 26 carries a transverse pivot pin 28 which forms a pivot axis for the carrier 21. The carrier member 26 is mounted inside the suspension arm 20 through a window 29 formed in the underside of the suspension arm 20. The carrier member 26 is guided within this suspension arm 20 by the pivot pin 28 which extends transversely through the suspension arm 20 by means of two longitudinal slots 30, one on each side of the suspension arm 20. The pivot arm 28 is biased toward its deployed position by a spring (not shown) to hold the carrier 21 in position when the carrier member 26 has been moved.
The suspension arm 20 is secured in the first region 14 of the tank 10 to a fuel pump module 31 by a plug or a socket, in this example a plugreceiving aperture in the form of a tubular extension 32 which extends from the fuel pump module 31. The fuel pump module 31 includes a conventional fuel pump (not shown) which is provided with a mounting flange 33. The flange 33 is sealed and fastened against the top of the access aperture 17 by a locking device (not shown) in a conventional manner, e.g. gasket and locking rims. The flange 33 acts as a closure member for closing the access aperture 17.
The preassembled functional unit 19 also includes a fuel tank venting device 35 which has a liquid vapour separator 36 and a vent valve 37 which are integrated together into the suspension arm 20 in its substantially central portion via an integrated housing 38, as shown Fig. 8. The housing 38 of the suspension arm 20, which forms the body of the liquid vapour separator 36, consists of one single moulded part defined by a cylindrical wall 39 closed at one end by an end wall 40 from which extends horizontally a tubular portion 41 carrying the carrier 21, the fuel level sender 22 and the fuel pick up 25 as mentioned above.
At the other end of the liquid vapour separator 36 the cylindrical wall 39 is closed by a plastic end cap 42 which has a partition wall 43 which extends longitudinally within the housing 38 to define two chambers which communicate with each other and a tubular portion 44 which extends horizontally towards the access aperture 17 so that the suspension arm 20 can be secured to the fuel pump module 31. The two chambers are conveniently referred to as the first or upper chamber 45 and the second or lower chamber 46. The end cap 42 includes an outlet 47 from the upper chamber 45 for connection to a vent pipe (not shown). The vent pipe is connected to a vent tube provided in the flange 33 of the module 31 as is well known. The end cap 42 may be welded to the housing 38.
The cylindrical wall 39 further includes an inlet 48 which communicates with the lower chamber 46 and a mounting flange 49 to retain the vent valve 37.
Installation of functional components in the fuel tank 10 is as follows.
With the fuel level sender 22, the fuel pick up 25 and the fuel tank venting device 35 pre-assembled on the suspension arm 20 and the carrier 21 in its installation position, the suspension arm 20 is inserted into the tank 10 through the access aperture 17 and fed along above the raised section 13 of the tank 10 until the peg 18, which acts as a location means, can be inserted into the complementary section 27 arranged at the end of the tubular portion 41 of the suspension arm 20. The insertion of the peg 18 into the tubular portion 41 will push the pivot pin 28 along the longitudinal slots 30 thus moving the carrier member 26 into alignment with the window 29 and thereby allowing the carrier 21 to rotate about the pivot pin 28 into the deployed position. In this deployed position, the functional components carried by the carrier 21, i. e. the fuel level sender 22 and the fuel pick up 25, are functional. It will be appreciated that the carrier member 26, the window 29, the slots 30 and the pivot pin 28 form a deployment arrangement for deploying the carrier 21 towards its deployed or use position in which the window 29, the slots 30 and the pin 28 act as a track device. Then the fuel pump module 31 can be inserted into the tank 10 through the access aperture 17 and the other end of the suspension arm 20 secured to this fuel pump module 31 by its insertion into the plug-receiving aperture 32. Finally the flange 33 can be sealed and fastened against the top of the access aperture 17 by a locking device in a conventional manner.
By providing such a method of installing functional components several advantages are obtained over a fuel tank system mentioned in the preamble of the description. Firstly, the preassembled functional unit 19 may be easily replaced by removing the suspension arm 20 from the fuel tank 10 and replacing it with a new preassembled functional unit 19 as necessary. Secondly by having a liquid vapour separator 36 integrated into the suspension arm 20 a low-cost package is available. Furthermore, the use of a removable mounting feature to secure the vent valve 37 ensures serviceability of the valve. Finally the functional components of the fuel tank 10 can be installed through a single access aperture 17 in the fuel tank 10 reducing the potential for leakage of hydrocarbons.
Although the invention has been described by way of example with reference to a specific embodiment of the invention various modifications may be made without departing from the invention. For example, the peg 18 could be post-welded to the body of the tank.
In addition, each end of the suspension arm may be provided with a plug or a socket for which an example has been described above, each plug or socket being able to cooperate with a corresponding plug or socket arranged in the tank or the fuel pump module to secure the suspension arm. Also, the carrier member could be pushed through the window 29 by an appropriate cam profile on the suspension arm. In this way, the spring may be omitted.
In the modification shown Fig. 9, the plug and the socket which secure the suspension arm 20 to the fuel pump module 31 are replaced by another fastening device, e.g. the suspension arm 20 is attached to the fuel pump module 31 via two links 50, 51 pivotally mounted to each other at one end, the other end of one link 50 being pivotally mounted to the suspension arm 20 and the other end of the other link 51 being pivotally mounted to the fuel pump module 31, so that the preassembled functional unit 19 includes the fuel pump module 31 as well. Such an arrangement with two articulated links 50, 51 enables the operator to secure the end of the suspension arm 20 on the peg 18 by giving some clearance to manipulate the suspension arm 20 before fastening the flange 33 of the fuel pump module 31 against the top of the access aperture 17. the link 51 attached to the fuel pump module may have a limited pivoting movement so that it can support the suspension arm 20 when the fuel pump module is secured in the access aperture 17.

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1. A fuel tank assembly for a motor vehicle, the assembly comprising a fuel tank having an upper portion and a lower portion, an access aperture in the upper portion, a location means inside the tank and remote from the access aperture, a preassembled functional unit comprising functional components for implementing operational functions of the fuel tank and a closure member which in use is sealed and fastened against the access aperture, wherein the preassembled functional unit comprises a suspension arm which is located by the location means and extends towards the access aperture, the suspension arm including a carrier carrying at least one of the functional components and moveable between an installation position in which it is arranged on the suspension arm to allow insertion of the preassembled functional unit through the access aperture and into the tank and where the or at least one functional component carried by the carrier is not fully functional and a deployed position in which the or each functional component carried by the carrier is functional, and a deployment arrangement for deploying the carrier towards its deployed position when one end of the suspension arm is secured to the location means.
2. An assembly as claimed in claim 1 in which the closure member includes a fuel pump module which is pre-assembled to the suspension arm.
3. An assembly as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3 in which the carrier is rotatable about a pivot transverse to the suspension arm.
4. An assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 in which the location means is post-welded to the tank.
5. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim in which the suspension arm includes a fuel tank venting device which is integrated into the suspension arm.
6. An assembly as claimed in claim 5 in which the fuel tank venting device comprises a liquid vapour separator and a vent valve.
7. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim in which the deployment arrangement includes a carrier member attached to the carrier and arranged to cooperate with the location means so that during the installation of the suspension arm into the tank the location means moves the carrier member such that the carrier is moved towards its deployed position.
8. An assembly as claimed in claim 7 in which the carrier member is slidable in the suspension arm, the suspension arm having a window through which the carrier member can extend when the suspension arm is secured to the location means, pivot means being provided to retain the carrier member on the suspension arm.
9. An assembly as claimed in claim 8 in which the pivot means comprise longitudinal slots formed on the both side of the suspension arm in which is inserted a pivot pin.
10. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim in which the location means is a plug or a socket which in use is connected to a complementary plug or a socket arranged at one end of the suspension arm where the deployment arrangement is arranged.
11. An assembly as claimed in claim 10 in which the plug is a peg and the socket is a complementary section.
12. A preassembled functional unit for implementing operational functions of a fuel tank for a motor vehicle, the preassembled functional unit comprising functional components and a suspension arm which comprises a carrier carrying at least one of the functional components and moveable between an installation position in which it is arranged on the suspension arm where the or at least one functional component carried by the carrier is not fully functional and a deployed position in which in use the or each functional component carried by the carrier is functional, and a deployment arrangement for deploying the carrier towards its deployed position when one end of the carrier is secured to a location means located inside the tank.
13. A unit as claimed in claim 12 in which the carrier carries at least one of a fuel level sender and a fuel pick up.
14. A unit as claimed in claim 12 or claim 13 in which the suspension arm further includes substantially in its central portion an integrated housing which forms a liquid vapour separator.
15. A unit as claimed in claim 14 in which the housing includes a cylindrical wall closed at one end by a end cap which has a partition wall, dividing the housing between a first chamber and a second chamber, an outlet for connection to a venting pipe from the first chamber and a tubular portion which extends longitudinally outwardly, the other end being closed by an end wall from which extends a tubular portion carrying the pivot arm, the cylindrical wall further includes an inlet which communicates with the second chamber and mounting flanges for retaining a vent valve.
16. A unit as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 15 and further comprising a fuel pump module attached to the suspension arm and which forms in use a closure for an access aperture of the fuel tank.
17.A unit as claimed in claim 16 in which the fuel pump module is attached to the suspension arm by means of a link having one end pivotally attached to the suspension arm and the other end pivotally connected to the fuel pump module.
18. A method of installing functional components in a fuel tank for a motor vehicle, wherein the fuel tank comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having an access aperture and a location means inside the tank and remote from the access aperture, the method comprising the steps of: - inserting through the access aperture a preassembled functional unit carrying a plurality of functional components, the preassembled functional unit comprising a suspension arm and a carrier carrying at least one of the functional components and which is locked in an installation position on the suspension arm and - securing the suspension arm to the location means thus deploying the carrier to its deployed position in the tank.
19. A method as claimed in claim 18 further comprising the step of closing the access aperture by a closure member.
20. A method as claimed in claim 19 wherein the step of closing the access aperture includes the step of securing the suspension arm to the closure member.
21. A motor vehicle having a fuel tank system according to any one of claims I to 9.
22. A fuel tank assembly substantially as described herein with reference to the Figures 1 to 5 or Figure 9 of the accompanying drawings.
23. A preassembled functional unit substantially as described herein with reference to the Figures 6 to 8 or Figure 9 of the accompanying drawings.
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