Fuel tank

摘要

The present invention enables a canister in a fuel tank with the canister to be separately subjected to a product inspection and enables the canister to be replaced.;The fuel tank according to the present invention includes: a tank body (10m) configured by joining a plurality of shells (12) and (14) to each other; and a canister (20) configured to enable absorption of fuel vapor generated in the tank body (10m), wherein, in one (12) of the shells that constitute the tank body (10m), and engaging portion (120) formed to be integral with the shell (12) is provided, and the canister (20) is configured to be mounted to the tank body (10m) by engaging an engaged portion (20r) of the canister (20) with the engaging portion (120).

主权项

1. A fuel tank comprising:
a tank body comprising an upper shell joined to a lower shell, wherein the upper shell forms an upper portion of the tank body and the lower shell forms a lower portion of the tank body, and wherein the upper shell includes an upper part and a side part; a canister configured to enable adsorption of fuel vapor generated in the tank body; and an engaging portion including a wedge-shaped hook portion formed on and integrated with an inner wall surface of the upper part of the upper shell; wherein the canister includes an engaged portion including a slit-shaped opening; wherein the wedge-shaped hook portion of the engaging portion is configured to be inserted within the slit-shaped opening of the engaged portion along a first direction to mount the canister within the tank body; wherein, when the wedge-shaped hook portion of the engaging portion is inserted within the slit-shaped opening of the engaged portion along the first direction, an atmosphere port and a purge port of the canister are inserted into an atmosphere port connection portion and a purge port connection portion, respectively, along a second direction that is parallel to the first direction; and wherein the atmosphere port connection portion and the purge port connection portion are formed in the upper part of the upper shell.