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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael J. Veenstra, Southgate, MI (US);
Bert Hobein, Aachen, DE;
Stella Papasavva, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Julio Orozco Santos Coy, Aachen, DE;
Justin Purewal, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A pressure vessel includes a shell, a first boss, a second boss, and a reinforcement support. The shell defines an internal cavity. The first and second bosses are disposed within the cavity and respectively extend through opposing longitudinal ends of the shell. The first boss defines a longitudinally extending central orifice. The reinforcement support is disposed within the cavity, is secured to the first boss radially outward of the central orifice, extends from the first boss to the second boss, and is secured to the second boss.