Inergy Automotive Systems Research (s.a.)

Hugues Masse

Bjorn Criel

Frederic Jannot

Barbara Mabed

Pierre-Francois Tardy

Philippe Martin

Herve Lemoine

Method for fastening an accessory () at at least two points of a wall of a plastic fuel tank, this fastening taking place during the actual manufacture of the tank by molding. According to this method, the accessory () is provided, at least at one of its fastening points, with a fastening part (') in such a way that the accessory () is fastened to the wall of the tank and can move relative to the corresponding fastening point on the wall of the tank ().

Method for fastening an accessory to a plastic fuel tank

Method for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank by moulding a parison in a mould, in which method the parison is locally deformed during moulding of the parison in order to obtain an impermeable hollow built-in connector provided with a screw thread, and to do so by means of a concave counter-form and a convex form that can penetrate the counter-form, these two pieces being secured, one to the mould and the other to a core located inside the mould, or vice versa, and at least one of these pieces being provided with a screw thread, the moulding of the connector taking place by the convex form penetrating the concave counter-form.

Method for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank that includes a connector provided with a screw thread

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Hugues Masse