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US 2007/0163651 A1Published application
Fuel tank component with weldable connector
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsAnalis Quintman, Lori Stephens, Gordon King
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Abstract
A fuel tank component has a weldable connector that is connected to a housing via a micro-porous bonding film. The film creates a barrier to hydrocarbon permeation between two dissimilar plastics used to form the component.
Claims19
A fuel tank component for attachment to a polymeric fuel tank, comprising:
- a housing made of a first polymer;
- a connector made of a second polymer;
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- a film disposed between a portion of the housing and the connector, wherein the film forms a bond between the housing and the connector, wherein the bond is resistant to hydrocarbon permeation.
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A fuel tank component for attachment to a polymeric fuel tank, comprising:
- a housing made of a first polymer that is a barrier to hydrocarbon permeation and the second polymer;
- a connector made of a second polymer that is weldable to the polymeric fuel tank;
- and
- a film disposed between a portion of the housing and the connector, wherein the film comprises a micro-porous polymer that creates a mechanical bond between the housing and the connector.
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A method of manufacturing a fuel tank component, comprising:
- placing a micro-porous film in a mold;
- injecting a first polymer into the mold on a first side of the film to form one of a connector and a housing, respectively, in a first injecting step;
- and
- injecting a second polymer on a second side of the film to form the other of the connector and the housing in a second injecting step, wherein the film is disposed between the first polymer and the second polymer to bond the connector and the housing together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.