US 12,280,655 B2
Method and system for side mount fuel tank
Scott Alan Bohr, Novi, MI (US); Aed Dudar, Canton, MI (US); Frank Topolovec, Canton, MI (US); and Chuck Bartus, Grosse Ile, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/052,518.
Prior Publication US 2024/0149664 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. B60K 15/035 (2006.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 15/035 (2013.01) [B60K 15/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuel system, comprising:
a side mount fuel tank configured to mount outside of frame rails of a vehicle, the side mount fuel tank including a fuel fill inlet and a fuel fill pipe that extends inside the side mount fuel tank beginning at the fuel fill inlet and ending within the side mount fuel tank, the fuel fill pipe including a first hole,
where the first hole is located inside of the side mount fuel tank within a fuel vapor storage area,
where the first hole is positioned on a side of the fuel fill pipe that separates the inside of the side mount fuel tank from a fuel flow path,
where the first hole facilitates vapor communication between the fuel vapor storage area and the fuel flow path of the fuel fill pipe, and
where the fuel vapor storage area is an area that is above a maximum liquid fuel fill level when the side mount fuel tank is mounted to a vehicle.