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US 11,660,954 B2Granted
Fuel tank device
AssigneeMAGNA Energy Storage Systems GesmbH
InventorAlparslan Turan
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Abstract
A fuel tank device for a vehicle that includes a plastic fuel tank having a conductive outer layer, a plastic filler pipe for filling the fuel tank, at least one metallic component, and an electrical connector to connect the metallic component to the conductive outer layer of the filler pipe. The metallic component is grounded via the electrical connector and the conductive outer layer of the filler pipe.
Claims20
A fuel tank device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel tank, composed of plastic and having a conductive outer layer;
- a filler pipe, composed of plastic with an electrically conductive outer laver, for filling the fuel tank;
- at least one metallic component;
- and
- an electrical connector to connect the metallic component to the conductive outer layer of the filler pipe, the electrical connector including a connection lug member composed of metal that extends out of the filler pipe to establish an electrically conducting connection between the connection lug member and the electrically conductive outer layer of the filler pipe, wherein the metallic component is grounded via the electrical connector and the electrically conductive outer layer of the filler pipe.
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A fuel tank device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel tank, composed of plastic and having a conductive outer layer;
- a filler pipe, composed of plastic with an electrically conductive outer laver, for filling the fuel tank;
- at least one metallic component;
- and
- a connection lug member, composed of metal, to connect the metallic component to the conductive outer layer of the filler pipe, the electrical connector including a connection lug member composed of metal that extends out of the filler pipe to establish an electrically conducting connection between the connection lug member and the electrically conductive outer layer of the filler pipe, wherein the metallic component is grounded via the connection lug member and the electrically conductive outer layer of the filler pipe.
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A fuel tank device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a vent line;
- a filler pipe, having a multi-layered configuration that includes plastic with an electrically conductive outer layer, for filling a fuel tank of the vehicle, the filler pipe having a line clip to fasten the vent line to the filler pipe;
- a closure base, to receive a pump nozzle, composed of metal and connected in an electrically conducting manner to the electrically conductive outer layer;
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- an electrical connector, composed of metal that is integrated into the line clip at an end of the filler pipe which is remote from a refuelling opening, to establish an electrically conducting connection between the electrical connector and the electrically conductive outer layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.