Embedded reinforcement sleeve for a pressure vessel
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsLudger Strack, Markus Lindner
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Abstract
A boss system for a pressure vessel includes a boss and a capture sleeve. The capture sleeve is substantially embedded within a liner of the pressure vessel adjacent a vessel opening. The capture sleeve is provided with a plurality of attachment members configured to cooperate with the boss to secure the boss to the liner of the pressure vessel. The boss system minimizes the effects of pressure and temperature variations during use of the pressure vessel, militates against an axial and rotational movement of the boss, and facilitates installation and replacement of a seal disposed adjacent the boss.
Claims19
A boss system for a vessel, the system comprising:
- a sleeve configured to be substantially embedded within at least a portion of a liner of the vessel, the sleeve provided with a plurality of attachment members, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the attaclunent members of the sleeve is configured to protrude from a surface of the liner of the vessel;
- and
- a boss cooperating with the attachment members of the sleeve including the at least one of the attachment members of the sleeve configured to protrude from the surface of the liner of the vessel to couple the boss to the sleeve.
A vessel for storing a fluid, the vessel comprising:
- a vessel liner having a vessel opening formed therein;
- and
- a sleeve substantially embedded within at least a portion of the vessel liner adjacent the vessel opening, the sleeve provided with a plurality of attachment members cooperating with a boss of the vessel, wherein at least a portion of the attachment members protrudes from a surface of the vessel liner.
A method for forming a vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a sleeve with a plurality of attachment members configured to cooperate with a boss of the vessel;
- and
- forming a vessel liner to substantially embed the sleeve within at least a portion thereof, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the attachment members of the sleeve protrudes from a surface of the vessel liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.