Method for Producing a Fuel Rail for a Pressure Vessel System, Fuel Rail, Pressure Vessel System, and Motor Vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorTimo GUTMANN
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Abstract
A fuel rail and a method for producing the fuel rail for a pressure vessel system are provided. The method provides a fuel line and configures a plurality of rail connectors. The rail connectors have a cross-sectional area that is enlarged in comparison to the provided fuel line, and the rail connectors are configured so as to be integral to the fuel line.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
A fuel rail for a pressure vessel system having a plurality of pressure vessels for storing fuel, comprising:
- a fuel line;
- bent sub-regions of the fuel line;
- and
- a plurality of rail connectors, wherein
- the rail connectors have cross-sectional areas that are enlarged in comparison to the fuel line,
- the rail connectors are configured so as to be integral to the fuel line,
- at least one rail connector of the plurality of rail connectors is configured so as to be spaced apart from ends of the fuel line,
- the bent sub-regions are in each case provided between two rail connectors, and
- the bent sub-regions in an installed position thereof are provided to compensate variations in positions of the plurality of pressure vessels.
A pressure vessel for storing fuel, comprising:
- a connector piece for configuring a fluidic connection between a fuel storage volume of the pressure vessel and an energy converter of a motor vehicle, wherein
- the connector piece is at least partially routed out of the pressure vessel,
- an external surface of the connector piece has a sealing face and a curved fastening face,
- the sealing face is provided to seal the fluidic connection between the pressure vessel and a fuel rail, and
- the fastening face is provided for fastening the pressure vessel to at least one bodywork attachment element, wherein
- the fuel rail comprises:
- a fuel line;
- bent sub-regions of the fuel line;
- and
- a plurality of rail connectors, wherein
- the rail connectors have cross-sectional areas that are enlarged in comparison to the fuel line,
- the rail connectors are configured so as to be integral to the fuel line,
- at least one rail connector of the plurality of rail connectors is configured so as to be spaced apart from ends of the fuel line,
- the bent sub-regions are in each case provided between two rail connectors, and
- the bent sub-regions in an installed position thereof are provided to compensate variations in positions of the pressure vessel.
A method for producing a fuel rail for a pressure vessel system having a plurality of pressure vessels for storing fuel, comprising:
- providing at least one fuel line;
- configuring a plurality of rail connectors, wherein the plurality of rail connectors have, in each case, a cross-sectional area that is enlarged in comparison to the provided fuel line, wherein the plurality of rail connectors are configured so as to be integral to the fuel line, and wherein at least one rail connector of the plurality of rail connectors is configured so as to be spaced apart from ends of the fuel line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.