Closure system on a fuel tank
AssigneeKautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
InventorHartmut Wolf
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Abstract
The invention relates to a closure system on a fuel tank (1) comprising an opening (2) in the wall of the fuel tank (1) and a closure cover (6) which covers the opening (2) and clamps at least one elastomer seal (5) between itself and a border of the tank wall enclosing the opening (2), the elastomer seal (5) being formed as a multilobed sealing cord or multilobed sealing ring surrounding the opening (2), in such a way that it forms a number of sealing lips (11) that are spaced apart from one another, at least two spaced-apart sealing lips (11) of the elastomer seal (5) consisting of different materials, one of which is impermeable to hydro carbons and a second is impermeable to alcohol-containing media or alcohol-containing additives.
Claims9
Closure system on a fuel tank comprising an opening in the wall of the fuel tank and a closure cover which covers the opening and clamps at least one elastomer seal between itself and a border of the tank wall enclosing the opening, wherein the elastomer seal is formed as a multilobed sealing cord or multilobed sealing ring surrounding the opening, in such a way that it forms a number of sealing lips that are spaced apart from one another, at least two spaced-apart sealing lips of the elastomer seal consisting of different materials, one of which is substantially impermeable to hydrocarbons and a second is substantially impermeable to alcohol-containing media or alcohol-containing additives wherein the the elastomer seal has an approximately H-shaped cross-sectional profile with a first limb and a second limb and with a crosspiece connecting the limbs, the limbs respectively consisting of different elastomeric materials, characterized in that the crosspiece connecting the limbs consisting of a thermoplastic material.
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