Tank with internal connecting member and method for assembling such a tank

20:

• A method for assembling a tank comprising:
• providing a first shell and a second shell;
• putting edges of the first and second shells into contact with each other and connecting the edges such that the shells together form a container delimiting an internal volume;
• providing the first shell with a first connecting member extending inwardly from an inner surface of the first shell, the first connecting member including a hole;
• and
• after the edges of the first and second shells are put into contact with each other, connecting the first connecting member to the second shell by inserting a locking element through a hole in the second shell and the hole in the first connecting member, such that relative mutual movement between the first connecting member and the second shell is prevented.

22:

• The method of claim 21, further comprising:
• providing the second shell with a second connecting member extending inwardly from an inner surface of the second shell, the second connecting member including a hole;
• wherein the holes in the first and second connecting members and the hole in the second shell are mutually aligned when the edges of the first and second shell are put into contact with each other;
• and wherein the pin shaped element is inserted through the aligned holes, such that relative mutual movement between the first and second connecting members and their respective opposite shells is prevented.

29:

• The method of claim 21, wherein the pin shaped element is a hollow tube, and any one of the following elements is integrated in the pin shaped element:
• a filler spud, a portion of a venting system;
• and/or wherein the pin shaped element also functions as any one of the following:
• a fuel line, a venting line, a cable duct.

30:

• The method of claim 21, further comprising:
• providing the second shell with a second connecting member extending inwardly from an inner surface of the second shell, the second connecting member including a hole;
• wherein the holes in the first and second connecting members are mutually aligned when the edges of the first and second shells are put into contact with each other;
• and wherein the pin shaped element is inserted through the aligned holes, such that relative mutual movement between the first and second connecting members and their respective opposite shells is prevented.

32:

• A tank, or a fuel tank or an additive tank for a vehicle, comprising:
• a first shell and a second shell;
• wherein edges of the first and second shell are mutually connected such that the first and second shell together form a container delimiting an internal volume;
• wherein the first shell includes a first connecting member extending inwardly from an er surface of the first shell, the first connecting member including a hole;
• and
• wherein the first connecting member is connected to the second shell by a locking element that extends through a hole in the second shell and the hole in the first connecting member, such that relative mutual movement between the first connecting member and the second shell is prevented.

38:

• The tank of claim 33, wherein the pin shaped element is a hollow tube, and any one of the following elements is integrated in the pin shaped element:
• a filler spud, a portion of a venting system;
• and/or wherein the pin shaped element is configured to function as any one of the following elements:
• a fuel line, a venting line, a cable duct.