Tank Filler Neck for a Vehicle with Improved Sealing
AssigneeMAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems GesmbH
InventorsRené HENDLER, Bernd KAHLER
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Abstract
A tank filler neck for a motor vehicle, and a motor vehicle having such a tank filler neck. The tank filler neck includes a plastic tube, a filler head composed of metal to enclose the plastic tube at an end thereof, and a first seal composed of an elastomer arranged on the circumference between the plastic tube and the filler head; a first seal composed of an elastomer, and which is arranged circumferentially between the first tube and the filler head; and a first supporting ring arranged opposite to the first seal in relation to the first tube, wherein the first supporting ring has a wall thickness that is greater than a wall thickness of the filler head.
Claims19
A tank filler neck for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first tube composed of a plastic;
- a filler head composed of metal, and which is to enclose the first tube at an end thereof;
- a first seal composed of an elastomer, and which is arranged circumferentially between the first tube and the filler head;
- and
- a first supporting ring arranged opposite to the first seal in relation to the first tube, wherein the first supporting ring has a wall thickness that is greater than a wall thickness of the filler head.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a tank filler neck including:
- a first tube composed of a plastic;
- a filler head composed of metal, and which is to enclose the first tube at an end thereof;
- a first seal composed of an elastomer, and which is arranged circumferentially between the first tube and the filler head;
- and
- a first supporting ring arranged opposite to the first seal in relation to the first tube, wherein the first supporting ring has a wall thickness that is greater than a wall thickness of the filler head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.