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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Bjorn Criel, Sint-Martens-Lennik, BE;
David Hill, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Benoit Devaux, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Bjorn Criel, Sint-Martens-Lennik, BE;
David Hill, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Benoit Devaux, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Sociate Anonyme), Brussels, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/067 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/067 (2013.01); B60K 15/03177 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03493 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7172 (2013.01); B29C 49/20 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel tank including two opposite wall portions and at least one reinforcing element connecting the two wall portions, in which the reinforcing element includes a hollow pillar having a ratio of at least 1.8 between the diameter of its cross section at its ends and the diameter of its cross section at least at one intermediate point.