CNG-fueled vehicle with fuel tanks packaged between cab and bed
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a cab including an engine compartment housing an engine that operates on gaseous fuel;
a bed;
a mid-box between the cab and the bed and including a storage tank to store the fuel in a compressed state; and
a fueling system to supply fuel from the storage tank to the engine;
wherein the fueling system includes a gaseous fuel receiving unit;
wherein the storage tank is transversely mounted inside the mid-box so as to position the gaseous fuel receiving unit adjacent a port access door in a side opening door of the mid-box; and
wherein the gaseous fuel receiving unit includes a CNG fill port.
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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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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a cab including an engine compartment housing an engine that operates on gaseous fuel; a bed; a mid-box between the cab and the bed and including a storage tank to store the fuel in a compressed state; and a fueling system to supply fuel from the storage tank to the engine; wherein the fueling system includes a gaseous fuel receiving unit; wherein the storage tank is transversely mounted inside the mid-box so as to position the gaseous fuel receiving unit adjacent a port access door in a side opening door of the mid-box; and wherein the gaseous fuel receiving unit includes a CNG fill port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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; wherein the fueling system includes a gaseous fuel receiving unit; wherein the storage tank is transversely mounted inside the mid-box so as to position the gaseous fuel receiving unit adjacent a side opening door in a side wall positioned within the distance; and wherein the gaseous fuel receiving unit includes a CNG fill port. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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