SYSTEM OF FUEL TANKS AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED THEREWITH Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC B60K15/06 B60K15/77 F02M37/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to system of fuel tanks and vehicle equipped with said system. Proposed system comprises at least first fuel tank 10 and second fuel tank 50 interconnected by compensating tube 70, suction tube 82 to feed fuel to engine 100 and return tube to feed fuel from engine 100 to at least one of said tanks 10, 40. Compensating tube 70 has first end 72a to feed fuel into first tank 10 and second end 76a to suck fuel from second tank 50. Check valve 92 is arranged between said two tanks in compensating tube 70 upstream of said return tube 80 to allow fuel flow in direction 46 from second tank to first tank and to shut it off in back direction. Fuel for feed into engine 100 is sucked solely from first tank 10. Check valve 92 is intended for automatic purging of this system. Besides, this invention covers the vehicle with such system wherein compensating tube 70 is attached to top parts 12, 52 (in geodesic coordinates) of the first and second tanks 10, 50.

EFFECT: fuel saving.

16 cl, 9 dwg