Intake arrangement for an internal combustion engine for the intake of a liquid medium from a container, having a strainer, via which liquid medium can be taken in from the container, and having at least one suction pipe which opens with a first end into the strainer and via which the liquid medium can be delivered towards a suction pump, which interacts with the respective suction pipe. The suction pipe is mounted at a second end that faces away from the strainer such that it can be pivoted about an axis such that the suction pipe follows a movement of the liquid within the container.

An assembly for mounting at least one component in a tank for a motor vehicle, the tank including a wall portion and an attachment portion projecting outward from the wall portion, the attachment portion defining an opening in the wall portion, the assembly including: a mounting module configured to carry the at least one component and to close the opening in the wall portion; the mounting module including an outer side configured to be accessible from outside the tank; at least one connector arranged on the outer side of the mounting module, the at least one connector being connected to the at least one component; a clamp configured to clamp the mounting module to the attachment portion; and a cover attached to the clamp and covering at least partially the at least one connector.

An in-tank fuel pump assembly and mounting system is disclosed which may be configured for mounting inside a fuel tank. The assembly includes a pump housing, pump mounted to the housing, and pressure relief valve. The housing may comprise upper and lower pump housing units coupled together. The upper housing unit is configured for mounting to a tank opening, which in one implementation may be the fuel fill opening. The lower housing unit extends into the tank to approximately the bottom of the tank. A fuel fill fluid pathway is created through the housing for adding fuel to the tank while the pump assembly remains in situ. The upper housing unit may include a removable fuel cap. The pump housing may include an integral vapor trap.

A method of manufacturing a fuel tank includes: passing a hollow molten resin projection, that projects-out in a wall-thickness direction and is formed at a molten resin sheet that becomes a tank structural member structuring a tank main body, through a mounting hole of a part-to-be-mounted that is placed on the molten resin sheet; and pressurizing the molten resin projection from an inner side, and causing at least a portion of the molten resin projection to jut-out to a peripheral portion of the mounting hole of the part-to-be-mounted.

To provide a component mounting structure for a fuel tank capable of suppressing an increase in the weight of the tank body and reducing the weight and thickness of the fuel tank component, the component mounting structure includes: a tank body (2) provided with an oblong opening (2a); a pump module (3) serving as a tank component mounted to the tank body (2); a flange (5) that is provided to the pump module (3) so as to project out from an outer surface of the pump module (3), has an oblong contour larger than the opening (2a) and having a minor dimension (W2) smaller than a major dimension (L1) of the opening (2a), and is placed inside the tank body (2) through the opening (2a) with an edge thereof opposing the tank body (2) over an entire circumference; a sealing member (7) placed between the tank body (2) and the flange (5); and a fastening member (8b•9, 11•12) that holds the pump module (3) to the tank body (2) while compressing the sealing member (7) via the flange (5).

A fuel tank according to technology disclosed herein includes: a fuel tank main body that is made from resin, that stores fuel internally, and that is formed with a protruding attachment pin at a tank inner side; an in-built component installed inside the fuel tank main body; a fixed attachment portion that is provided at the in-built component, and that is fixed to the fuel tank main body; and a movable attachment portion that is provided at the in-built component, that is formed with a connecting portion formed with an attachment hole into which the attachment pin is inserted and anchored, and that is formed with a deformable portion having an end portion in the attachment hole abutting or facing the attachment pin, wherein the deformable portion is capable of expanding and contracting along an expansion and contraction direction of the fuel tank main body.

A fuel-mixing prevention filler neck device is provided. The fuel-mixing prevention filler neck device includes a fuel dispensing gun insertion unit that receives a fuel dispensing thereinto and a coupling unit that provides fluid communication with a bottom of the fuel dispensing gun insertion unit. The coupling unit is disposed on an exterior circumferential surface thereof with coupling protrusions for fastening with a plurality of slots formed in a filler pipe. Further, a first side of a lower portion of the coupling unit is open to form a coupling region. A misfueling prevention unit slidably moves to the coupling region to be coupled to the coupling unit. Additionally, the misfueling prevention unit is closed when a gasoline fuel dispensing gun is inserted and being opened when a diesel fuel dispensing gun is inserted.

Some of the present apparatuses include a frame defining first and second supports and at least a portion of a rigid tank mount laterally offset from the first and second supports, where the first support is configured to be pivotally coupled to a vehicle such that the frame is movable relative to the vehicle between a first position in which the second support is spaced apart from the vehicle and second position in which the second support is coupled to the vehicle. Some apparatuses include a frame mount having a flange defining a bounded opening configured to receive a fastener and a post extending from the flange and away from the opening, where the first support is configured to be pivotally coupled to the flange via the fastener and the second support is configured to be coupled to the post when the frame is in the second position.

A filler pipe is attached to a retainer that holds a fuel nozzle holder. The retainer includes: a first attaching portion attached to an inlet portion of the filler pipe; a holding portion having an engaging hole; and an opening positioned at a first end of the retainer, which is closer to a longitudinal center of the filler pipe than a second end is. The fuel nozzle holder includes: a second attaching portion and including an engaging piece that engages the engaging hole; and a main body extending from the second attaching portion toward the longitudinal center of the filler pipe. The engaging piece is surrounded at three sides by a groove having a U-shape. The engaging piece is connected to the second attaching portion on the main body-side. The holding portion extends toward the longitudinal center of the filler pipe to cover the groove.

A fuel filler adapter has a hollow body having a base end with a flange extending outwardly therefrom, and a forward end, and has a length of between 0.5 inch and 2.5 inches. A bore extends through the body at an angle of between 2.5° and 15° so that the adapter can be fitted onto a fuel nozzle. Fueling spitback is prevented by a helical fuel path which does not block air from venting from a fuel tank. Air venting from the fuel tank exits through the fuel filler adapter via one or more venting channels.