Inergy Automotive Systems Research (societe Anonyme)

Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research

Inergy Automotive Systems Research

Benoit Devaux

Bjorn Criel

Jules-Joseph Van Schaftingen

David Hill

Vincent Cuvelier

A fuel tank including two opposite wall portions and at least one reinforcing element connecting the two wall portions, in which the reinforcing element includes a hollow pillar having a ratio of at least 1.8 between the diameter of its cross section at its ends and the diameter of its cross section at least at one intermediate point.

Fuel tank with improved mechanical resistance

A plastic fuel tank including an upper wall, a lower wall and at least two compartments, such compartments being established by a dividing wall including a part of the tank upper and lower walls, this dividing wall having at least opening enabling free flow of liquids between the at least two compartments and at least opening enabling free flow of vapors between the at least two compartments, such openings occupying less than 80% of the dividing wall, the at least 20% remaining of the dividing wall being constituted by at least one kiss point formed by welding together a multiplicity of contact points of the upper and lower walls.

Plastic fuel tank with increased deformation stability

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Brussels, Belgium

Benoit Devaux