Tank for holding an operating medium
AssigneeAndreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
InventorsMaximilian Eberhardt, Georg Becker, Jurgen Haberlein
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Abstract
The invention relates to an operating medium tank (1) for a drive unit (2), especially for an internal combustion engine (3) of a portable handheld work apparatus. The tank (1) has a fill opening (4) and a output opening (5) in the housing wall (6) of the tank. According to the invention, at least one base (7) having a lug (8) is formed as one piece from the housing wall (6) in order to configure the tank so as to be operationally safe and easy to assemble. The tank (1) can be fixed with the aid of the lug (8) so as to be form-tight and separable on a receptacle (9) of the drive unit (2).
Claims19
An operating medium tank for a drive unit including an internal combustion engine of a portable handheld work apparatus, said operating medium tank comprising:
- a housing having a housing wall defining an interior for the operating medium;
- said housing wall having a fill opening and an output opening formed therein;
- a base on said housing wall and a lug extending from said base;
- said base and said lug formed as one piece from said housing wall;
- a receptacle on said drive unit;
- and, means for releasably fixing said tank with said lug to said receptacle so as to permit said tank to be mounted form-tight on said drive unit.
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