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Fuel tank mount

US7744127B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Reiner Essinger · Herbstein, DE
Thomas Guelll · Bad Berka, DE
Thorsten Schuetz · Selzen, DE
Mirko Schwan · Mittenaar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2006
Grant date	Jun 29, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2015/0638
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank, a bracket carried by the fuel tank and having a portion accessible from the outside of the fuel tank to permit the assembly to be mounted to a vehicle, and an outer layer disposed around at least part of the fuel tank and a portion of the bracket to connect the bracket to the fuel tank. In one implementation, the fuel tank includes layers of composite material that have fibers embedded in resin or the like. The bracket is carried or trapped between adjacent layers of the composite material so that the bracket is fixed to the tank. The bracket preferably is connected to the tank at one end and is flexible in at least one direction to accommodate changes in the shape or dimensions of the fuel tank.

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