A method of forming a self-sealing fuel tank includes: providing a container including internal surfaces and external surfaces and configured to hold a fuel; forming a latex coating layer over at least a portion of the internal surfaces and/or external surfaces; depositing or encapsulating an environmental layer over at least a portion of the latex coating layer; where the latex coating layer swells when contacted with the fuel; and where the latex coating layer is formed from a latex coating composition that is substantially free of a non-ionic associative thickener.
SELF-SEALING FUEL TANK AND METHOD OF FORMING A SELF-SEALING FUEL TANK
SELBSTDICHTENDER KRAFTSTOFFTANK UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES SELBSTDICHTENDEN KRAFTSTOFFTANKS
RÉSERVOIR DE CARBURANT AUTO-OBTURANT ET PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION D'UN RÉSERVOIR DE CARBURANT AUTO-OBTURANT
2024-03-13
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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 |
SELF-SEALING FUEL TANK AND METHOD OF FORMING A SELF-SEALING FUEL TANK
Europäisches Patentamt | 2022
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