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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Erich J. Vorenkamp, Pinckney, MI (US);
Kale S. Schulte, Canton, MI (US);
Richard A. Knaggs, Ottawa Lake, MI (US);
Ryan F. Sekela, Ypsilanti Township, MI (US);
Mark A. Harris, Dexter, MI (US);
Erich J. Vorenkamp, Pinckney, MI (US);
Kale S. Schulte, Canton, MI (US);
Richard A. Knaggs, Ottawa Lake, MI (US);
Ryan F. Sekela, Ypsilanti Township, MI (US);
Mark A. Harris, Dexter, MI (US);
Automotive Componets Holdings, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for attaching a component to a fuel tank having a wall defining a tank cavity, an inner surface, an outer surface, and an access opening extending through the wall. The component is placed in contact with the inner surface of the fuel tank. The component is inductively welded to the inner surface of the fuel tank by an emitter coil disposed exterior of the fuel tank.