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US 12,330,495 B2Granted
Adapter, motor vehicle and method
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMarkus Prien, Andre Wagner
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Abstract
An adapter is provided for securing a filling tube of a fuel container to a body of a motor vehicle. The adapter has a contact region for placement on the body and a first securing point for securing a first holder for the filling tube. This allows for it to be easily adapted to different vehicle body shapes.
Claims14
An adapter for fastening a filler tube of an operating medium tank on a vehicle body of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one bearing region for bearing against the vehicle body;
- at least one first fastening point for fastening a first holder for the filler tube, wherein
- the bearing region, or multiple bearing regions, is/are arranged on one or more respective projections which project from a recessed surface, and of which at least one is of star-shaped, cylindrical, or cuboid configuration.
A method for producing a plurality of motor vehicles, the method comprising
- producing each motor vehicle with a vehicle body which is selected from a quantity of two or more different vehicle body shapes,
- producing each motor vehicle with a filler tube of an operating medium tank and with a holder or with two or more holders which are of identical configuration for all the motor vehicles, and
- providing each motor vehicle with an adapter which is selected from a quantity of two or more different adapter shapes, each vehicle body shape being assigned precisely one adapter shape to be used, the adapter bearing with its bearing region or bearing regions against the vehicle body, the holder or one of the two or more holders fastened to the filler tube and a first fastening point of the adapter,
- wherein the adapter comprises:
- at least one bearing region for bearing against the vehicle body;
- and at least one first fastening point for fastening a first holder for the filler tube, wherein the bearing region, or multiple bearing regions, is/are arranged on one or more respective projections which project from a recessed surface, and of which at least one is of star-shaped, cylindrical, cuboid or wall-shaped configuration.
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