Expansion container for a fuel tank
AssigneeDaimler Chrysler AG
InventorsVolker Brand, Karl-Heinz Kempa, Ralf Lângerer, Thomas Rieger, Dieter Scheuerenbrand, Peter Strätz
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Abstract
In an expansion container for a fuel system of a motor vehicle wherein the expansion container includes a container wall and a gas vent connector mounted on the container wall so as to be in communication with the interior of the expansion container by way of a valve, the expansion container and the gas vent connector consist of metal and are joined by at least a first seal structure and the gas vent connector is connected to the valve by at least a second seal structure.
Claims12
An expansion container (1) for a fuel system of a motor vehicle, said expansion container (1) comprising a container wall (1.1) with an opening, a gas vent connector (2) mounted on said container wall (1.1) so as to be in communication with the interior of the expansion container (1) via said opening, a support structure (7) sealingly mounted to said container wall so as to extend around said opening, a valve (3) located within said expansion container (1) and connected to said support structure in sealed engagement therewith, said gas vent connector (2) consisting of metal and being joined by at least a first seal structure (4) in a gas and liquid tight manner and said gas vent connector (2) being connected to said valve (3) by at least a second seal structure (5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.