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Fuel tank with improved mechanical resistance

US9027781B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Societe Anonyme) · BE

Inventors

Bjorn Criel · Brussels, BE
David Hill · Wixom, US
Benoit Devaux · Brussels, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2012
Grant date	May 12, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2015/03493
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel tank including two opposite wall portions and at least one reinforcing element connecting the two wall portions, in which the reinforcing element includes a hollow pillar having a ratio of at least 1.8 between the diameter of its cross section at its ends and the diameter of its cross section at least at one intermediate point.

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