CNG-Fueled Vehicle with Fuel Tanks Packaged Between Cab and Bed
First Claim
1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a cab including an engine compartment;
an engine configured to operate on a gaseous fuel located in the engine compartment;
a bed;
a mid-box positioned between the cab and the bed, the mid-box including at least one storage tank configured to store the fuel in a compressed, state; and
a fueling system configured to supply fuel from the at least one storage tank to the engine.
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Abstract
A vehicle, a system, and a method are disclosed for providing the vehicle configured to operate on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) with CNG storage tanks. An example vehicle may include a cab including an engine compartment. An engine may be configured to operate on a gaseous fuel and may be located in the engine compartment. The vehicle may include a bed, and a mid-box positioned between the cab and the bed. The mid-box may include at least one storage tank configured to store the fuel in a compressed, or a compressed liquid state. The vehicle may include a fueling system configured to supply fuel from the at least one storage tank to the engine.
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24 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a cab including an engine compartment; an engine configured to operate on a gaseous fuel located in the engine compartment; a bed; a mid-box positioned between the cab and the bed, the mid-box including at least one storage tank configured to store the fuel in a compressed, state; and a fueling system configured to supply fuel from the at least one storage tank to the engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of manufacturing a vehicle having an engine configured to operate on a gaseous fuel comprising:
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attaching a cab to a frame; attaching a bed to the frame; leaving a space between the cab and the bed; positioning a mid-box in the space; positioning at least one storage tank configured to store the gaseous fuel in a compressed state in the mid-box. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for assembling pickup trucks comprising:
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an inventory of pickup truck parts including; a cab sub-inventory including a first cab having a first cab length and a second cab having a second cab length; a bed sub-inventory including a first bed having a first bed length and a second bed having a second bed length; a frame sub-inventory including a first frame having a first frame length, and a second frame having a second frame length; wherein the inventory is configured to assemble one or both of a first pickup model to include the first frame the first cab and the first bed, and a second pickup model to include the second frame the second cab and the second bed; the inventory further configured to assemble a third pickup model to include the first frame the first cab and the second bed; and a mid-box positioned between the first cab and the second bed, the mid-box including at least one storage tank configured to store a gaseous fuel in a compressed state. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A vehicle, comprising:
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a cab including an engine compartment; an engine configured to operate on a gaseous fuel located in the engine compartment; a bed, where the bed is positioned a distance away from the cab, and where at least one storage tank configured to store the fuel in a compressed state is positioned between the bed and the cab within the distance; and a fueling system configured to supply fuel from the at least one storage tank to the engine. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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