Tank reinforcement with integrated baffle
AssigneePlastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research
InventorsHyeon-Gyun Kim, Se-Hyung Park, Young-Man Kim, Laurent Duez
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Abstract
A reinforcement structure made of plastic material for plastic vehicle tank. The reinforcement structure has a first portion comprising at least one weak section and at least one strong section, which are designed so that the weak section breaks before the strong section, when the first portion is under mechanical stress, the reinforcement structure also has at least one second portion designed to reduce the slosh noise, the second portion extends from the strong section.
Claims15
Reinforcement structure made of plastic material for a plastic vehicle tank, said reinforcement structure comprising:
- a first portion comprising at least one weak section and at least one strong section, which are designed so that said weak section breaks before said strong section when said first portion is under mechanical stress;
- and at least one second portion designed to reduce the slosh noise, said second portion extends from said strong section, wherein the first portion and the second portion are made in one piece, wherein the reinforcement structure is designed to be welded to an upper base and a lower base of the plastic vehicle tank.
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