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Installation of a urea tank in a commercial vehicle having a diesel engine and corresponding vehicle

  • US 9,676,272 B2
  • Filed: 09/19/2013
  • Issued: 06/13/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tank pipe installation in a commercial vehicle with a diesel engine, comprising:

  • a lower vehicle structure defining a vehicle floor and, to a side, a running board providing access to a front seat or to a cargo space within a cab of the vehicle, the cab being closed off from outside of the vehicle by a door, the lower structure supporting beneath the floor a diesel oil tank including a filler pipe opening out at a side of the vehicle, at a rear, or at a front of the running board;

    the vehicle further comprising a urea tank including a filler pipe, wherein the urea tank is provided in a housing in an immediate vicinity of the diesel oil tank and the filler pipe opens out in a front wall of the running board behind the door such that when the door is in a closed position access to the filler pipe of the urea tank is prevented by the door.

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