Fuel tank

US6269802A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• SOLVAY (Société Anonyme) · BE

Inventors

• Alain Denis · Georgetown, US
• Philippe Rhoumy · Laval, FR
• Paul Wouters · Vilvoorde, BE
• Georges Hore · Brussels, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 30, 1998
• Grant date: Aug 7, 2001
• Expiry date: Nov 30, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60K2015/03557
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a fuel tank produced by moulding a synthetic resin, comprising a breather orifice and a chamber that is intended to contain a substance that adsorbs the fuel vapors. The said chamber has at least one wall portion that is common, and formed integrally by moulding, with a portion of the wall of the tank.