Tank of a motor vehicle having a volume element
OwnerDaniel HARMS, Gernot WEISS +5inventors
InventorsDaniel HARMS, Gernot WEISS, Roman BOUFFIER, Emmanuel ARRAS, Markus HUBER, Axel FROHWEIN, Attila FARKAS
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tank, in particular a fuel tank, for receiving a liquid in a motor vehicle, comprising an outer wall that forms an internal space for receiving the liquid, at least one volume element situated in the internal space for receiving gas, in particular air, a gas-guiding line between the volume element and the surroundings of the tank for changing the volume of the volume element, and at least one stabilizing assembly for minimizing stresses at kinks of the volume element when evacuating the volume element.
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1-19. (canceled)
A tank, for receiving a liquid in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an outer wall that forms an internal space for receiving the liquid;
- at least one volume element situated in the internal space for receiving gas, in particular air;
- a gas-guiding line between the volume element and the surroundings of the tank for changing the volume of the volume element;
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- at least one stabilizing assembly for minimizing stresses at kinks of the volume element when evacuating the volume element.
A tank for receiving a liquid in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an outer wall that forms an internal space for receiving the liquid;
- a volume element situated in the internal space for receiving gas, in particular air;
- a gas-guiding line between the volume element and the surroundings of the tank for changing the volume of the volume element;
- wherein the volume element is exchangeably situated in the internal space, and the outer wall includes a service opening that is designed for removing and reinserting the volume element from/into the internal space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.