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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc Gerhardt, Dortmund, DE;
Christian Kochsmeier, Dortmund, DE;
Peter Andreas Löw, Robdorf, DE;
Thomas Zapp, Dortmund, DE;
Dieter Keller, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann VDO AG, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/503 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/503 ;
Abstract
In a fuel tank ( ) with a plug which is to be opened, in particular, during maintenance work, a plugging part ( ) is fastened in a trough-like depression ( ) of the wall of the fuel tank ( ) by means of a nut ( ). The nut ( ) has a thread ( ) intended for tapping into a bead ( ) of the fuel tank ( ). As a result, the fuel tank ( ) can be manufactured particularly cost-effectively from geometrically simple parts.