The present invention discloses an operating fluid container (10) made of thermoplastic material for a motor vehicle and a method for equipping an operating fluid container with a stiffening element (20). The operating fluid container (10) here has the following features : the operating fluid container (10) has a container opening (12) which is arranged in a container upper shell (11) and is edged by a surround (13); the operating fluid container (10) comprises a tubular stiffening element (20) arranged in the operating fluid container (10); on the end, the stiffening element (20) has a circumferential connecting edge (21) in contact with the container upper shell (11); in a plan view onto the container upper shell (11), the container opening (12) is surrounded by the connecting edge (21); the stiffening element (20) is integrally connected to a container lower shell (14) and by means of the connecting edge (21) to the container upper shell (11); and the stiffening element (20) counteracts deformation caused by the internal pressure of the operating fluid container (10).
OPERATING FLUID CONTAINER HAVNG A STIFFENING ELEMENT
2016-09-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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 / B65D Behältnisse zur Lagerung oder zum Transport von Gegenständen oder Materialien [Container], z.B. Säcke, Beutel, Fässer, Flaschen, Dosen, Kästen, Büchsen, Schachteln, Packkörbe, Tonnen, Gläser, Flüssigkeitsbehälter, Trichtersilos, Transportbehälter , CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS |