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US 8,261,931 B2Granted
Fluid tank having a heat-activated adhesive joint
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorAaron K. Amstutz
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Abstract
A fluid tank is disclosed. The fluid tank includes at least one joint including an adhesive that is non-tacky at a first temperature, has a flow point temperature at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature, and a cure and bond temperature at a third temperature.
Claims17
A fluid tank, comprising:
- a first member having a first planar surface and a first curved mating feature extending from the first planar surface, the first curved mating feature having a width greater than a width of the first planar surface;
- a second member having a second planar surface and a second curved mating feature extending from the second planar surface, the second curved mating feature having a width less than a width of the second planar surface;
- the first curved mating feature overlapping and engaging the second curved mating feature to form at least one joint including an adhesive that is non-tacky at a first temperature, has a flow point temperature at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature, and a cure and bond temperature at a third temperature.
A fluid tank, comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member;
- a third member;
- a first joint including an adhesive that is non-tacky at a temperature below a flow point temperature of the adhesive and forms a first structure bond between the first and second members;
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- a second joint including an adhesive that is non-tacky at a temperature below a flow point temperature of the adhesive and forms a second structure bond between the first and third members and a third structure bond between the second and third members, the third member disposed between the first and second members at the second joint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.