Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research

Opmobility C-Power Belgium Research

Laurent Duez

Pierre De Keyzer

Stephane Leonard

Jules-Joseph Van Schaftingen

Beatriz Monge-Bonini

Arthur Relave-Noiray

Joel Op De Beeck

Franck Dhaussy

Bjorn Criel

Antoine Chaussinand

Jean-Francois Coing

Stéphane Leonard

Joël Op De Beeck

Eric Boucaux

Pierre Oszwald

David Hill

Young-Man Kim

Se-Hyung Park

Hyeon-Gyun Kim

Yann Sinault

Franck Lecrivain

Simon Jeanneteau

Damien Reveillard

Philippe Convain

Beatriz Monge-bonini

Jean-François Coing

A frame for a plastic tank for a motor vehicle, containing at least one means for attaching an internal reinforcing element of the plastic tank which is intended to connect two opposite walls of said plastic tank. The at least one means for attaching the internal reinforcing element includes at least one first structure configured to snap-fit at least a portion of the internal reinforcing element. The at least one first structure contains at least two bodies that are movable relative to each other. The at least two bodies are provided with a holding means configured to hold the internal reinforcing element in a direction opposite to a snap-fitting direction, and at least one stop element, separate from the at least two bodies, protruding in a direction opposite to the snap-fitting direction in order to provide a stop for the internal reinforcing element when said element is snap-fit into place.

Frame for a motor vehicle tank

A fuel tank venting system for an automotive vehicle comprising: a fuel tank comprising a vapor dome, a refueling pipe, a fuel vapor trap that is connected to the fuel tank by an inlet conduit, wherein the inlet conduit is connected with the fuel tank through an orifice which is permanently open, the orifice being arranged in the vapor dome of the fuel tank in a static condition and a normally closed shutter device that communicates with the atmosphere and that is connected to the fuel vapor trap by an outlet conduit, the normally closed shutter device comprising an electrically-actuated valve being closed when the electrically-actuated valve is de-energized, wherein the normally closed shutter device is configured to be open during vehicle refueling process and to be closed when the fuel in the fuel tank reaches a predetermined fill level and when the vehicle is in normal operation.

Fuel tank venting system

A method of controlling water injection in an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle in case of freezing cold weather. The method includes: controlling the quality of the water, having a first sub-step of disapproving the quality of the water if the electrical conductivity σ of the water is not zero nor close to zero when the temperature T of the water is 0° C. or less and a second sub-step of approving the quality of the water if the electrical conductivity σ of the water is zero or close to zero when the temperature T of the water is higher than −4° C., preferably higher than −2° C. The method further includes a second sub-step of preventing water injection if the quality of the water is disapproved and a third step of allowing water injection if the quality of the water is approved.

Method of controlling water injection in an internal combustion engine

The invention relates to an attachment device () for a module for dispensing an aqueous solution contained in a tank on board a motor vehicle. According to the invention, such an attachment device () comprises a pump stator (), a heating means and a heat diffuser () which comprises a base () and a first plurality of walls () that are substantially vertical with respect to said base () and define at least one first internal volume (), said base () and/or at least one wall that is substantially vertical with respect to the base () comprising at least one means () for positioning the pump stator and/or a first means () for attaching the pump stator and/or at least one second means () for attaching the heating means, the pump stator () and heat diffuser () assembly being overmolded with a plastic material, the attachment device () comprising at least one first through-hole (), preferably in the region of the base of the attachment device (), suitable for discharging the aqueous solution pumped by the pump, and a second through-hole () suitable for supplying the pump with aqueous solution.

Attachment device for a module for dispensing an aqueous solution contained in a tank on board a motor vehicle

The present invention relates to a heater for a vehicle system for injecting anaqueous solution in an air intake line upstream of a combustion chamber of aninternal combustion engine, or in the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, said heater comprising at least one flexible part which comprises at least one metallic resistive track embedded in an insulating material, said insulating material comprising at least one antimicrobial compound and/or being coated by at least one layer containing at least one antimicrobial compound. The invention relates also to a vehicle system for injecting an aqueous solution in an air intake line upstream of a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, or in the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine comprising said heater.

Vehicle system for injecting an aqueous solution in the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine and method for injecting an aqueous solution in the combustion chamber of the internal combustion

A system for injecting an aqueous solution into an injection engine, includes: a tank for an aqueous solution, a circuit for supplying aqueous solution to the tank and a filter for filtering the aqueous solution, and a circuit for recirculating the aqueous solution. The injection system also includes recirculation of the aqueous solution, and is provided with an electrovalve including a first inlet connected to a filler neck of the tank, a second inlet connected to the recirculation circuit, and an outlet connected to the supply circuit. The filtration filter is arranged in the supply circuit and/or in the recirculation circuit.

System for injecting an aqueous solution into an injection engine

The present invention relates to a vehicle system () configured for injecting an aqueous solution in an air intake line () upstream of a combustion chamber () of an internal combustion engine, or in the combustion chamber () of the internal combustion engine, said vehicle system () comprising the following constituents: &#x22c5;a tank () to store an aqueous solution; &#x22c5;a pump (); &#x22c5;an air intake line () upstream of a combustion chamber () of an internal combustion engine; &#x22c5;one or more injectors () configured for injecting aqueous solution in the air intake line (), in the combustion chamber () or both; &#x22c5;a feed line () configured in for feeding said injector () with aqueous solution pumped by the pump (). In the vehicle system, at least a portion of at least one of the vehicle system constituents () or of a tank () component () is made of a polymer material. The polymer material&#x2014;comprises an effective amount of at least one antimicrobial agent, or&#x2014;has on its surface a surface coating containing at least one antimicrobial agent, the surface coating comprising between 0.001% by weight and 0.25% by weight of the at least one antimicrobial agent.

Vehicle system and method for injecting an aqueous solution in the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine

A vehicle system includes a tank for storing an aqueous solution; and a UV light decontamination module configured for decontaminating aqueous solution stored in the tank. The UV light decontamination module is arranged in a wall of the tank. The UV light decontamination module includes a light source compartment which is accessible from an external area outside of the tank; and a light transmission member configured to transmit UV light from the light source compartment to a liquid space in fluid communication with aqueous solution stored in the tank. The light source compartment includes a light source to emit UV light through the light transmission member to the liquid space.

System and method for injecting an aqueous solution on-board a vehicle

A plastic vehicle tank defining an interior volume provided to contain liquid and comprising: a. an upper wall; b. a lower wall; c. at least one connecting element joining the upper wall to the lower wall of the plastic vehicle tank, said at least one connecting element being located inside the interior volume provided to contain a liquid, and comprising a structure made of continuous fibers embedded in a matrix.

Plastic vehicle tank with connecting element having an improved breaking effect

The present invention proposes a fuel tank comprising at least two shells weldable together, each of said at least two shells is made of a polymer composition comprising at least 45% by weight of at least one aromatic polyamide and at least 10% by weight of at least one aliphatic polyamide relative to the total weight of the polymer composition.

Fuel tank composition

The invention relates to a vehicle system for injecting an aqueous solution, said vehicle system comprising: a tank () for storing an aqueous solution; an injection system () configured for injecting aqueous solution from the tank () in an injection zone (Z) in the vehicle; and a UV light decontamination device () configured for decontaminating the aqueous solution stored in the tank () by emitting UV light.

A reinforcement structure made of plastic material for plastic vehicle tank. The reinforcement structure has a first portion comprising at least one weak section and at least one strong section, which are designed so that the weak section breaks before the strong section, when the first portion is under mechanical stress, the reinforcement structure also has at least one second portion designed to reduce the slosh noise, the second portion extends from the strong section.

Tank reinforcement with integrated baffle

A method for welding a heat shield during manufacturing of a vehicle component made from a thermoplastic material. The heat shield includes: a reinforcement layer made from a thermoplastic material which is weldable to the thermoplastic material of the vehicle component; and a heat shielding material that differs from the thermoplastic material of the reinforcement layer and is configured to decrease transfer of heat through the reinforcement layer to the vehicle component. The method includes: heating the heat shield to bring the thermoplastic material of the reinforcement layer in a molten state; placing the heated heat shield in a mold; bringing into the mold the thermoplastic material of the vehicle component in a molten state; welding the thermoplastic material of the reinforcement layer being in a molten state to the thermoplastic material of the vehicle component being in a molten state, by blow molding the vehicle component in the mold.

Method for welding a heat shield during manufacturing of a vehicle component

A method for assembling a tank, including: providing a plastic first shell, a plastic second shell with an opening, and at least one connecting member with a plastic end part configured to be arranged in or around the opening, the first and second shell delimiting an internal volume of the tank, and the connecting member being dimensioned for connecting the first and second shell in the internal volume of the tank; welding a circumference of the first shell to a circumference of the second shell; arranging the end part in or around the opening; and connecting the end part of the connecting member to a wall part of the second shell by heating an external area of the second shell surrounding the opening and/or by heating the end part of the connecting member.

Tank with internal connecting member and method for assembling such a tank

A method for assembling a tank including: providing a first shell and a second shell; putting edges of the first and second shells into contact with each other and mutually connecting the edges; providing the first shell with a first connecting member extending inwardly from an inner surface of the first shell, the first connecting member including a hole; and after the edges of the first and second shells are put into contact with each other, connecting the first connecting member to the second shell by inserting a pin shaped element through a hole in the second shell and the hole in the first connecting member.

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Laurent Duez