JP2017007358A - 燃料タンク構造 - Google Patents
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以下、図1〜図5を参照して、第1実施形態に係る燃料タンク構造について説明する。なお、各図において適宜示される矢印UPは、燃料タンクの上方側を示している。また、本実施形態では、燃料タンクの上方側と車両上下方向の上方側とが一致している。
(作用並びに効果)
次に、本実施形態に係る燃料タンク構造の作用並びに効果について説明する。
次に、図6〜8を参照して、第2実施形態に係る燃料タンク構造について説明する。なお、第1実施形態と同様の構成については同じ符号を付し、適宜説明を省略する。また、図6において導入管24より先の構成は、図1と同様であるため、図示を省略している。
次に、本実施形態に係る燃料タンク構造の作用並びに効果について説明する。
10A 天井部
10B 底部
16 袋状部材
18 樹脂層
20 金属膜(反射膜)
22 樹脂層
32 距離計
50 燃料タンク
50A 天井部
50B 底部
52 袋状部材
58 距離計
60 樹脂層
62 金属膜(反射膜)
64 樹脂層
GS 燃料
P 接触部分(袋状部材と燃料との接触部分)
Claims (3)
- 自動車に搭載され、燃料を収容する燃料タンクと、
前記燃料タンク内の天井部に固定されると共に、レーザ光を反射する反射膜を含んで袋状に形成され、前記燃料タンクに収容された燃料の液面の高さに応じて膨張又は収縮することで、燃料との接触状態を維持する袋状部材と、
前記燃料タンクの天井部又は底部から前記袋状部材へレーザ光を照射し、前記反射膜から反射された反射光を検知して前記袋状部材と前記燃料との接触部分までの距離を計測する距離計と、
を有する燃料タンク構造。 - 前記袋状部材は、前記反射膜の両面を樹脂層で挟んだ三層構造とされており、
前記反射膜に対してレーザ光が照射される側に位置する前記樹脂層は、透明の樹脂で形成されている請求項1に記載の燃料タンク構造。 - 前記距離計は、前記燃料タンクの天井部から前記燃料タンクの底部に向かってレーザ光を照射する請求項1又は2に記載の燃料タンク構造。
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| JP2015121261A JP2017007358A (ja) | 2015-06-16 | 2015-06-16 | 燃料タンク構造 |
| US15/066,279 US20160368370A1 (en) | 2015-06-16 | 2016-03-10 | Fuel tank structure |
| DE102016104451.2A DE102016104451A1 (de) | 2015-06-16 | 2016-03-11 | Brennstofftankaufbau |
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| JPH09202149A (ja) * | 1996-01-30 | 1997-08-05 | Yazaki Corp | 燃料タンク、及び燃料タンクの燃料残量計測装置 |
| JPH10230746A (ja) * | 1997-02-20 | 1998-09-02 | Toyota Motor Corp | 車両用燃料タンクの故障診断装置 |
| JP2005280131A (ja) * | 2004-03-30 | 2005-10-13 | Reiko Co Ltd | 反射フイルム |
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| JP2021105623A (ja) * | 2017-03-30 | 2021-07-26 | 株式会社東京精密 | 液面高さ測定装置、および液面高さ測定方法 |
| JP2022071123A (ja) * | 2017-03-30 | 2022-05-13 | 株式会社東京精密 | 液面高さ測定装置、および液面高さ測定方法 |
| JP7102635B2 (ja) | 2017-03-30 | 2022-07-19 | 株式会社東京精密 | 液面高さ測定装置、および液面高さ測定方法 |
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