Method for manufacturing a fuel tank or filling pipe and use thereof in a hybrid vehicle
US10160311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2015/03493
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a fuel tank or filling pipe including a wall made of thermoplastics material and a fibrous reinforcement over at least part of the surface thereof, the method including: heating the fibrous reinforcement to bring the fibrous reinforcement into an at least partially molten state; introducing the heated fibrous reinforcement, and the wall in at least partially molten state, into a mold; and welding the fibrous reinforcement to the wall using pressure of a gas which inflates the wall and presses the heated fibrous reinforcement firmly against the wall in the molten state.
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