Method for fastening an accessory to a plastic fuel tank
US9079490B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method for fastening an accessory to a wall of a plastic fuel tank, this fastening taking place by snap-riveting using a tool at the same time as the tank is manufactured by molding, the accessory being, for this purpose, provided at at least one of its fastening points with an orifice through which the snap-riveting is carried out. According to the invention, a concave relief at least partially surrounds this orifice, the relief having a size and shape suitable for being able to cooperate with an excrescence of the tool during the snap-riveting.
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