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US 9,872,371 B2Granted
Tank
AssigneeMAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems GesmbH
InventorKarl Nabernegg
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Abstract
A tank which has at least one at least partially electrically conductive container, an electric component arranged in the fuel tank, and a cover to close an opening for the electric component, the tank allowing grounding in a simple manner.
Claims6
A vehicle fuel tank comprising:
- a container composed at least partially of a conductive material so as to be electrically conductive, and which forms a tank wall;
- a fuel pump arranged in the container;
- a cover, composed of a plastic material, to close an opening formed in the container for the fuel pump, the cover including an inner flange region, with at least one plug connection having a ground pin, and an outer flange region;
- a grounding strip, integrally arranged into the cover so as to be covered on both sides thereof at the inner flange region, and to be covered on one side thereof at the outer flange region so as to expose an opposite side thereof, the grounding strip to connect the ground pin to at least one conductive region of the container;
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- a receiving ring to establish a ground connection between the grounding strip and the container.
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A fuel tank comprising:
- a container which is at least partially electrically conductive and which has an opening;
- a fuel pump arranged in the container;
- a cover, composed of a plastic material, to close an opening formed in a section of the tank for the fuel pump, the cover including an outer flange region and an inner flange region having a ground pin;
- a grounding strip, integrally arranged into the cover, to connect the ground pin to at least one conductive region of the container, the grounding strip extending along a surface of the outer flange region;
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- a receiving ring to connect the cover to the container and establish a ground connection between the grounding strip and the container,
- wherein the grounding strip is moulded into the cover such that:
- at the inner flange region, both sides of the grounding strip are moulded into the cover, and
- at the outer flange region, one side of the grounding strip is moulded into the cover so as to expose an opposite side thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.