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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9302438 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2014

Method for producing a fuel tank with internal accessories

Applicant:

Inergy Automotive Systems Research, Brussels, BE;

Inventors:

Bjorn Criel, Sint-Martens-Lennik, BE;

Nadja Walling, Margny-les-Compiegne, FR;

Fabrice Laborde, Toulouse, FR;

Hervé Lemoine, Tracy-le-Mont, FR;

Assignee:

Inergy Automotive Systems Research, Brussels, BE;

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Philip Tucker

Assistant Examiner:

Vicki Wu

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 22/00 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01); B29C 49/20 (2006.01); B29C 51/12 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/02 (2006.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/04 (2006.01); B29C 49/16 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B29C 49/62 (2006.01); B29C 51/06 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 22/003 (2013.01); B21J 15/02 (2013.01); B29C 49/20 (2013.01); B29C 51/12 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B29C 47/003 (2013.01); B29C 47/0054 (2013.01); B29C 47/0066 (2013.01); B29C 47/02 (2013.01); B29C 49/0047 (2013.01); B29C 49/04 (2013.01); B29C 49/16 (2013.01); B29C 49/4247 (2013.01); B29C 49/62 (2013.01); B29C 51/06 (2013.01); B29C 51/267 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2008 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2073 (2013.01); B29C 2791/006 (2013.01); B29C 2791/007 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0063 (2013.01); B29K 2023/065 (2013.01); B29K 2105/253 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0067 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7172 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49943 (2015.01);
Abstract

Method for producing a fuel tank provided with internal accessories and having a wall made of plastic made in a single piece by moulding a split parison or a parison in at least two parts, said method comprising the following steps: a) the parison is introduced in the heat-softened state into a mould comprising dies; b) a core on which the accessories are placed is introduced inside the parison; c) the parison is pressed onto the dies of the mould; d) the accessories are fastened to the parison with the aid of the core in an ideal layout; e) the core is withdrawn and the mould is closed; f) the tank is moulded from the parison; and g) the tank is removed from the mould.

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