Work vehicle with engine mounted rearwardly
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1. A fuel system for a work vehicle comprising:
- a fuel tank comprising a main tank body and an auxiliary tank body;
a canister;
a fuel-gas introducing passage for connecting a top portion of the auxiliary tank body to the canister;
the top portion of the auxiliary tank body being located higher than the main tank body when the fuel tank is installed on the work vehicle; and
a fuel filling pipe extending through the top portion of the auxiliary tank body and having a first end arranged outside the auxiliary tank body and a second end arranged within the auxiliary tank bodywherein the work vehicle is a mower and the main tank body has a larger horizontal cross-section than the auxiliary tank body.
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Abstract
A fuel system for a work vehicle including a fuel tank comprising a main tank body and an auxiliary tank body, a canister, and a fuel-gas introducing passage for connecting a top portion of the auxiliary tank body to the canister. The top portion of the auxiliary tank body is located higher than the main tank body when the fuel tank is installed on the work vehicle. A fuel filling pipe extends through the top portion of the auxiliary tank body and has a first end arranged outside the auxiliary tank body and a second end arranged within the auxiliary tank body.
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17 Claims
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1. A fuel system for a work vehicle comprising:
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a fuel tank comprising a main tank body and an auxiliary tank body; a canister; a fuel-gas introducing passage for connecting a top portion of the auxiliary tank body to the canister; the top portion of the auxiliary tank body being located higher than the main tank body when the fuel tank is installed on the work vehicle; and a fuel filling pipe extending through the top portion of the auxiliary tank body and having a first end arranged outside the auxiliary tank body and a second end arranged within the auxiliary tank body wherein the work vehicle is a mower and the main tank body has a larger horizontal cross-section than the auxiliary tank body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fuel system for a work vehicle comprising:
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a fuel tank comprising a main tank body and an auxiliary tank body; a canister; a fuel-gas introducing passage for connecting a top portion of the auxiliary tank body to the canister; the top portion of the auxiliary tank body being located higher than the main tank body when the fuel tank is installed on the work vehicle; and a fuel filling pipe extending through the top portion of the auxiliary tank body and having a first end arranged outside the auxiliary tank body and a second end arranged within the auxiliary tank body, wherein the second end of the fuel filling pipe extends below a half-way level of the auxiliary tank body.
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16. A fuel system for a work vehicle comprising:
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a fuel tank comprising a main tank body and an auxiliary tank body; a canister; a fuel-gas introducing passage for connecting a top portion of the auxiliary tank body to the canister; the top portion of the auxiliary tank body being located higher than the main tank body when installed on the work vehicle; and a fuel filling pipe extending through the top portion of the auxiliary tank body and comprising; a fuel filling first end arranged outside the auxiliary tank body; and a second end arranged above an uppermost end of the main tank body, wherein the fuel gas introducing passage is arranged in a fuel gas tube and wherein the main tank body and the auxiliary tank body are integrally formed with one another.
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17. A fuel system for a work vehicle comprising:
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a fuel tank comprising a main tank body and an auxiliary tank body; a canister; a fuel-gas introducing passage for connecting a top portion of the auxiliary tank body to the canister; the top portion of the auxiliary tank body being located higher than a top portion of the main tank body when installed on the work vehicle; a connecting port arranged on the top portion of the auxiliary tank body and being connectable to one end of the fuel-gas introducing passage; and a fuel filling pipe extending through the top portion of the auxiliary tank body and comprising a fuel filling end arranged outside the auxiliary tank body and an opposite end located within the auxiliary tank body and below the connecting port, wherein each of; the opposite end of the fuel filling tube is spaced from a bottom end of the auxiliary tank body; the fuel gas introducing passage is arranged in a fuel gas tube; and the main tank body is larger in size than the auxiliary tank body.
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