A fluid-storage tank 1 comprising a fluid storage volume 2 for storing fluid 3 therein and a fluid storage volume adjuster 10 configured to adjustably vary the fluid storage volume of the fluid-storage tank according to an operating condition of the fluid-storage tank. The volume adjuster may be a piston (10, 110), or may be an inflatable bladder (210, 310). The storage tank may comprise one or more baffles (5, 105, 205, 305). The operating condition may be a volume of fluid within the tank and the baffles and volume adjuster may act to mitigate, reduce, or eliminate slosh. The fluid storage tank may be a fuel storage tank such as for a vehicle.
A fluid-storage tank
2025-05-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |
STORAGE TANK STRUCTURE FOR FLUID AND STORAGE TANK FOR FLUID HAVING THEREOF
European Patent Office | 2016
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