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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Kautex Textron Gmbh & Co. KG, Bonn, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG, Bonn, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 25/20 (2006.01); B65D 51/16 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 25/20 (2013.01); B60K 15/03177 (2013.01); B65D 51/16 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0344 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0346 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03467 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a fuel tank () made from thermoplastic material, having a top () and a bottom (), which are supported upon one another via at least one column-shaped supporting element (), wherein the supporting element () is connected positively and/or materially to a wall () of the top (), on the one hand, and to a wall () of the bottom (), on the other hand, in such a way that it can absorb tensile forces caused by a pressure within the tank, wherein the supporting element () is designed as a one-piece solid profile which has a ribbed profile, at least in cross section.