Fluid vessel and manufacturing method for a fluid vessel
AssigneeTechnische Universität München
InventorsElisabeth GLEIS, Swen ZAREMBA, Teodor IVANUSA
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a vessel for housing a fluid, wherein the vessel comprises at least one strut extending through an inner space of the vessel. The method comprises the steps of manufacturing a core structure as a shaping element of the vessel, during and/or after manufacturing the core structure, providing the at least one strut such that at least one end portion of the at least one strut extends from an outer surface of the core structure, bending the at least one end portion of the at least one strut, and arranging at least one outer vessel layer to cover the at least one bent end portion of the at least one strut. The invention further concerns a vessel for housing a fluid.
Claims15
A method of manufacturing a vessel for housing a fluid, wherein the vessel comprises at least one strut extending through an inner space of the vessel, wherein the method comprises the steps:
- manufacturing a core structure as a shaping element of the vessel;
- characterized by:
- during and/or after manufacturing the core structure, providing the at least one strut such that at least one end portion of the at least one strut extends from an outer surface of the core structure;
- bending the at least one end portion of the at least one strut;
- and
- arranging at least one outer vessel layer to cover the at least one bent end portion of the at least one strut.
A vessel for housing a fluid, comprising:
- at least one inner vessel layer;
- an outer vessel layer surrounding the at least one inner vessel layer;
- and
- at least one strut extending through an inner space of the vessel and comprising at least one end portion extending through the at least one inner vessel layer;
- characterized in that the at least one strut comprises at least one bent end portion, which is bent so as to be arranged between the at least one inner vessel layer and the at least one outer vessel layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.