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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Ti Automotive Technology Center Gmbh, Rastatt, DE;
Albert J. Boecker, Ettlingen, DE;
Ahmad Chehade, Karlsruhe, DE;
Alex Ehler, Rastatt, DE;
Patrick Gmuend, Karlsruhe, DE;
Peter Grauer, Steinweiler, DE;
Moez Haouala, Karlsruhe, DE;
Gerrit A. Michaelis, Friesenheim, DE;
Matthias B. Olbrich, Rastatt, DE;
TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH, Rastatt, DE;
Abstract
A tank assembly and a stiffening assembly include first and second inserts and an elongate coupler. The inserts comprise a base having flange, a head, and a neck. The elongate body has first and second couplers at respective first and second ends of the body, each coupler including a pocket sized to receive the head of a respective one of the inserts. The related method include forming a fuel tank such that the tank wall carries at least a first and second insert, locating a rigid connector within the tank interior aligned with the first and second inserts, the connector including a first coupler and a second coupler, and coupling at least a portion of the first insert with the first coupler and at least a portion of the second insert with the second coupler to limit movement of the two wall portions relative to each other.