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Granted Patent B2
US 10,850,611 · App. 16/639,092 · Granted Dec 1, 2020

Fuel tank and vehicle

Inventors: Andre Buchholz (Georgsmarienhütte, DE); Christian Schönwald (Wolfsburg, DE); Ismail Levent Sarioglu (Boston, MA); Maik Kraus (Magdeburg, DE)
Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AG; AUDI AG
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Patent No.
US 10,850,611
App. No.
16/639,092
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a fuel tank ( 10 ) having at least two layers ( 12 ) stacked one on top of the other, wherein the layers ( 12 ) each have a plurality of single tanks ( 14 ) lined together. The invention further relates to a vehicle ( 100 ) having the fuel tank ( 10 ).

Claims (9)

1. A fuel tank having at least two layers stacked on top of each other, wherein the layers each have a plurality of single tanks linked to one another, wherein the single tanks are designed in elongated form, and a longitudinal extension of the elongated single tanks defines an orientation of the respective layer, wherein the at least two layers have a different orientation, and wherein the orientations of the layers have an angle of 90° in relation to each other.

2. The fuel tank according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the single tanks has a connection arranged at an end side which is arranged inside a structure of the fuel tank.

3. The fuel tank according to claim 2 , wherein the structure of the fuel tank is a structure of the single tank.

4. The fuel tank according to claim 2 , wherein the structure of the fuel tank is an auxiliary structure separate from the single tanks.

5. The fuel tank according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one of the single tanks has at least one supply line which is guided through the structure transversely to a longitudinal extension of the single tanks.

6. A fuel cell vehicle, comprising:

a fuel tank having at least two layers stacked on top of each other, wherein the layers each have a plurality of single tanks linked to one another, wherein the single tanks are designed in elongated form, and a longitudinal extension of the elongated single tanks defines an orientation of the respective layer, wherein the at least two layers have a different orientation, and wherein the orientations of the layers have an angle of 90° in relation to each other.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a passenger compartment above the fuel tank.

8. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein an orientation of a first one of the layers corresponds to a vehicle longitudinal direction, and an orientation of a second one of the layers corresponds to a vehicle transverse direction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2020
From: VOLKSWAGEN AG
To: AUDI AG
Reel/Frame 054142/0971 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2020
From: BUCHHOLZ, ANDRE; SCHÖNWALD, CHRISTIAN; SARIOGLU, ISMAIL LEVENT; KRAUS, MAIK
To: VOLKSWAGEN AG
Reel/Frame 054131/0659 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 214 606 · Aug 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200231034A1 · Jul 23, 2020
Cited By (1)
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