Stiffening element for a liquid container for a motor vehicle and liquid container for a motor vehicle with a stiffening element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11370296-B2
Application number	US-201716339757-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2017
Priority date	Oct 7, 2016
Publication date	Jun 28, 2022
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022

Abstract

A reinforcing element for a liquid container for a motor vehicle, having at least one connecting section for connecting the reinforcing element to the liquid container, the connecting section having at least a first and a second web which are made from a first material and are enclosed at least in sections by a second material, the second material penetrating through openings of the webs, and the first web being at a smaller spacing from a longitudinal axis of the reinforcing element than the second web.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A reinforcing element for a liquid container for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a connecting section having at least a first web and a second web which are made from a first material and are at least partially enclosed by a second material;
the second material penetrating through openings of the first web and openings of the second web;
wherein at least respective portions of the first web and the second web are arranged in the form of a double wall.

2. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the first web is at a smaller spacing from a longitudinal axis of the reinforcing element than the second web.

3. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the first web and the second web each have a polygonal shape as viewed in a section transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the reinforcing element.

4. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the first web and the second web further include ventilating openings.

5. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing element has a through opening which extends along a longitudinal axis of the reinforcing element and is at least partially surrounded on a circumferential side by at least one of the first web and the second web.

6. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the openings of the first web is arranged at least partially in alignment with at least one of the openings of the second web, as viewed, starting from a longitudinal axis of the reinforcing element, in a direction transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis.

7. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the second material encloses the first web and the second web on respective end sides and on respective circumferential sides thereof;
wherein the reinforcing element is assembled from two half shells; and
wherein the connecting section is a first connecting section provided at a first end of the reinforcing element; and
wherein the reinforcing element further comprises a second connecting section provided at a second end of the reinforcing element opposite the first end of the reinforcing element.

8. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the first material is a PA, PAI, PEEK, PAEK, PPA, PBT, PE, HDPE, POM, PPS or PA; and
wherein the second material is a PA, PAI, PEEK, PAEK, PPA, PBT, PE, HDPE, POM, PPS or PA.

9. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein pull-off forces between the first material and the second material are greater than or equal to 15 kN; and
wherein a tensile strength of the first material exceeds a yield stress of the second material by a factor of 2.6 or less.

10. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein at least respective portions of the first web and the second web are at a constant spacing from one another; and
wherein the first web and the second web each have a cuboid or plate-shaped section, and the respective openings of the first web and the second web are arranged in the respective cuboid or plate-shaped sections.

11. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the first web and the second web are branched in a fork-like manner starting from a center piece; and
wherein a first connecting section is provided at a first end and a second connecting section is provided at a second end of the reinforcing element, which second end lies opposite the first end and is connected to the first end via the center piece.

12. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing element has a center piece which has at least one strut.

13. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the respective openings of the first web and the second web have an axial offset with respect to one another.

14. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the first web forms a first sleeve, and the second web forms a second sleeve that at least partially surrounds the first sleeve on a circumferential side thereof.

15. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein each of the openings of the first web are arranged in alignment with at least one of the openings of the second web, as viewed in a direction transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the reinforcing element.

16. The reinforcing element of claim 1 , wherein the respective openings of at least one of the first web and the second web are arranged in multiple rows.

17. A liquid container for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a reinforcing element arranged in an interior space of the liquid container, the reinforcing element including:
a connecting section having at least a first web and a second web which are made from a first material and are at least partially enclosed by a second material;
the second material penetrating through openings of the first web and openings of the second web;
wherein at least respective portions of the first web and the second web are arranged in the form of a double wall.

18. A reinforcing element for a liquid container for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a connecting section having at least a first web and a second web which are made from a first material and are at least partially enclosed by a second material;
the second material penetrating through openings of the first web and openings of the second web;
wherein the first web is at a smaller spacing from a longitudinal axis of the reinforcing element than the second web.

Assignees

• Kautex Textron Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Gebert Klaus
• Quant Frank
• Marx daniel
• Lorenz Harald
• Van Megern Andre

Classifications

• B60K15/03 Primary

  Fuel tanks · CPC title

• B60K2015/03493

  made of plastics · CPC title

• B29C66/7234

  comprising a barrier layer · CPC title

• B60K2015/0346

  by welding · CPC title

• B29L2031/7172

  Fuel tanks, jerry cans · CPC title