Fuel tank for a motor vehicle
AssigneeKautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRüdiger Walter
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Abstract
A fuel tank for a motor vehicle is provided with a reservoir, which is accessible through a closable opening in the wall of the fuel tank. In order to be able to select the size of the reservoir independently of the size of the opening, the reservoir comprises at least two modules (126, 127) which can be connected to each other and which are assembled within the tank to form the reservoir. At least one module of the reservoir can already be inserted into the tank when producing the tank. Additional modules can be inserted into the finished tank through the opening in the wall of the tank. It is also possible for all modules forming the reservoir to be subsequently inserted into the tank through the opening in the wall of the tank.
Claims24
A fuel tank for a motor vehicle, comprising a reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212) arranged in the fuel tank and a closable opening (17) in a wall (16) of the fuel tank through which opening the reservoir is accessible, wherein the reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212) comprises at least two modules (24, 25, 26;
- 124, 125, 126, 127;
- 224, 225, 226, 227) which are connectable together and are assemblable within the tank to form the reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212).
A fuel tank for a motor vehicle, comprising a reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212) arranged in the fuel tank and a closable opening (17) in a wall (16) of the fuel tank through which opening the reservoir is accessible, wherein the reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212) comprises at least two modules (24, 25, 26;
- 124, 125, 126, 127;
- 224, 225, 226, 227) which are connectable together and are assemblable within the tank to form the reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212), wherein the reservoir (112) comprises a central module (124) and a plurality of modules (125, 126, 127) arranged along a periphery of the central module.
A fuel tank for a motor vehicle, comprising a reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212) arranged in the fuel tank and a closable opening (17) in a wall (16) of the fuel tank through which opening the reservoir is accessible, wherein the reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212) comprises at least two modules (24, 25, 26;
- 124, 125, 126, 127;
- 224, 225, 226, 227) which are connectable together and are assemblable within the tank to form the reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212), wherein at least one module of the reservoir has already been inserted into the fuel tank during production thereof, and at least one other module has been inserted into the fuel tank through the closable opening in the wall of the fuel tank.
A fuel tank for a motor vehicle, comprising a reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212) arranged in the fuel tank and a closable opening (17) in a wall (16) of the fuel tank through which opening the reservoir is accessible, wherein the reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212) comprises at least two modules (24, 25, 26;
- 124, 125, 126, 127;
- 224, 225, 226, 227) which are connectable together and are assemblable within the tank to form the reservoir (12;
- 112;
- 212), wherein of two modules (124;
- 224) which are to be connected together one is provided at its peripheral region with a recess (138;
- 238) and another module (125, 126, 127;
- 225, 226, 227) is provided with a correspondingly shaped projection (140;
- 240) which in an assembled condition of the modules engages into the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.