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Pressure vessel having an outlet for fuel collected between a liner and a fiber-reinforced layer

US11124060B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Andreas PELGER · Ismaning, DE
Hans-Ulrich Stahl · Munich, DE
Klaus SZOUCSEK · Haimhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 21, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 4, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/32
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pressure vessel stores fuel. The pressure vessel includes a liner, a fiber-reinforced layer, at least one end piece, and at least one outlet. The fiber-reinforced layer surrounds the liner, at least in some regions. The end piece is covered by the fiber-reinforced layer, at least in some regions. The at least one outlet is used to carry fuel that has collected in a boundary layer between the liner and the fiber-reinforced layer and is to be drained. The outlet surrounds the end piece, at least in some sections. The outlet is arranged and formed in such a way that the fuel to be drained escapes from the boundary layer into the outlet.

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