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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
David Hill, Commerce Township, MI (US);
James Edward Thompson, Novi, MI (US);
Bjorn Criel, Sint-Martens-Lennik, BE;
David Hill, Commerce Township, MI (US);
James Edward Thompson, Novi, MI (US);
Bjorn Criel, Sint-Martens-Lennik, BE;
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Societe Anonyme), Brussels, BE;
Abstract
A process for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank including at least one component, by molding a parison using a mold including two impressions and a core, the process including: introducing a parison into the mold impressions; introducing a core inside the parison, the core having a moving device including the at least one component closing the mold so that the impressions come into leaktight contact with the core; pressing the parison against the impressions by blowing through the core and/or applying a vacuum behind the impressions; fastening the at least one component on an inner wall of the parison; opening the mold to withdraw the core; and final molding the parison by blow-molding and/or thermoforming; and to enable its fastening to the parison, the component is moved away from the core by the moving device through a combination of a rotational motion and a linear motion.