FUEL CONTAINER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A FUEL CONTAINER, AND REINFORCING ELEMENT FOR A FUEL CONTAINER

• Main Authors: QUANT, Frank, ANKERT, Detlef, LEY, Ingo
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 31.05.2023
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

Fuel tank for a motor vehicle, -comprising a plastic wall which delimits a storage volume for storing fuel, -comprising one or more reinforcing elements for reinforcing the plastic wall, -with at least one reinforcing element being connected to an outer side of the plastic wall that faces away from the storage volume, characterized in that-a maximum thickness of at least one reinforcing element measured normal to the plastic wall is greater than the wall thickness of the plastic wall.