Fuel tank and method for producing same

摘要

An object of the invention is to increase efficiency in an operation of joining an upper shell and a lower shell and to enhance reliability of a fuel tank against leakage.;The fuel tank according to the present invention includes: a fuel tank body (10m) which is constituted by an upper shell (12) and a lower shell (14); a fuel supply device (30) which is installed in the fuel tank body (10m) and pressure-feeds fuel in the fuel tank body (10m) to an internal combustion engine (E) of a vehicle; and a fuel vapor treating apparatus (20) which is configured to enable adsorption of fuel vapor, wherein the fuel supply device (30) and the fuel vapor treating apparatus (20) are mounted to the upper shell (12), and pipe (20a), (20p), (20t), (43), and (31) and wires (44) and (32) of the fuel supply device (30) and the fuel vapor treating apparatus (20) are configured to penetrate a wall of the upper shell (12).

主权项

1. A fuel tank comprising:
a fuel tank body which is constituted by an upper shell and a lower shell, upper shell has an upper plate portion having an inner surface; a fuel supply device which is installed in the fuel tank body and pressure-feeds fuel in the fuel tank body to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle; and a fuel vapor treating apparatus mounted to the upper shell and configured to enable adsorption of fuel vapor; wherein the fuel supply device includes a mounting mechanism configured to mount the fuel supply device to the upper plate portion, the mounting mechanism including a ceiling plate portion that engages the inner surface of the upper plate portion of the upper shell; wherein a pipe and a wire of the fuel supply device extend through the ceiling plate portion; and wherein the pipe and the wire of the fuel supply device and a pipe and a wire of the fuel vapor treating apparatus are configured to penetrate a wall of the upper shell.