The disclosure relates to a fuel tank including a tank wall which has at least two wall sections opposite one another and a stiffening device situated between the two opposite wall sections. The disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing such a fuel tank. According to the invention, it is provided that the stiffening device includes at least one connecting strut, each end of which has a profile section, which engages with one complementary profile section each on the two opposite wall sections of the container wall in a tension-resistant manner in such a way that the connecting strut absorbs compressive forces acting on the container wall. The method according to the disclosure for manufacturing a fuel tank including a stiffening device of the aforementioned type is characterized by the following steps: shaping the tank from a thermoplastic material in a blow mold, at least two coupling sections being created on opposite wall sections and an opening being created in one of the wall sections; removing the container from the blow mold; manual or mechanical insertion of at least one connecting strut via the opening into an interior of the container, the ends of at least one connecting strut each including a profile section, which may be coupled to one of the coupling sections of the wall sections in a tension-resistant manner; and manual or mechanical coupling of the profile sections of the connecting strut to the coupling sections of the wall sections.


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    Title :

    Fuel tank with stiffening device


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-07-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / F17C Behälter zum Aufnehmen oder Speichern verdichteter, verflüssigter oder verfestigter Gase , VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES



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