Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Floating absorber assembly for reduced fuel slosh noise
- Patent Title (中): 用于减少燃油噪声的浮动吸收器组件
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Application No.: US11859005Application Date: 2007-09-21
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Publication No.: US08235241B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Thomas N. Ramsay
- Applicant: Thomas N. Ramsay
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin Hill & Clark LLP
- Agent Mark E. Duell
- Main IPC: B65D33/00
- IPC: B65D33/00

Abstract:
A liquid tank assembly for a motor vehicle includes a tank and an absorber assembly. The tank has an inner surface defining a cavity for receiving a liquid substance. The absorber assembly is disposed within the cavity for dampening liquid sloshing noises. The absorber assembly includes a plurality of connected dampener elements. End sections of the absorber assembly are attached to the inner surface of the tank. The absorber assembly is configured to float on a surface of the liquid when a volume of liquid within the tank is between a first critical volume and a second, lower critical volume. The absorber assembly is generally submerged when a volume of liquid within the tank is a generally greater than the first critical volume. The absorber assembly is generally suspended within the cavity when a volume of liquid within the tank is a generally lower than the second critical volume.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090078705A1 Floating Absorber Assembly for Reduced Fuel Slosh Noise Public/Granted day:2009-03-26
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