Patent · US Expired

Fuel tank system for a motor vehicle

US6571978B1 · kind B1 · utility

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7References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Andreas G. R. Puempel · Kingsville, CA
Luigi Savoni · La Salle, CA
Ulrich Karsch · Niederkassel, DE
Jürgen Runkel · Bonn, DE
Dirk Eulitz · Bonn, DE
Klaus Esser · Hösbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 1999
Grant date	Jun 3, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02M37/0094
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tank system for a motor vehicle is provided with at least one fuel tank, at least one connection, connecting conduit, or opening which is provided in the tank wall and which is closed by a closure, or at least one passage through the tank wall or through a closure. At least one cover is gas-tightly mounted on the outside to at least one region of the tank. The cover with the tank wall defines a space which is closed off with respect to the ambient atmosphere and within which is arranged the at least one connection, connecting conduit, opening, or passage.

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