High performance fuel tank
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1. A fluid container for storing a fluid comprising:
- a first sheet member;
a second sheet member; and
a third sheet member coupled between said first sheet member and said second sheet member, said first sheet member and said third sheet member together defining a first volume, said second sheet member and said third sheet member together defining a second volume, said first volume being fluidly isolated from said second volume.
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Abstract
A fuel tank and method of making the same having three polymeric sheet members arranged in a stacked relationship to define a first volume and a second volume. The first volume being separate from said second volume to provide a number of advantages, such as a barrier to prevent puncture, minimize vapor release, aid in cooling, define a reserve cavity, minimize fluid movement, and the like.
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44 Claims
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1. A fluid container for storing a fluid comprising:
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a first sheet member;
a second sheet member; and
a third sheet member coupled between said first sheet member and said second sheet member, said first sheet member and said third sheet member together defining a first volume, said second sheet member and said third sheet member together defining a second volume, said first volume being fluidly isolated from said second volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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17. A fuel tank for containing a fuel, said fuel tank comprising:
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a first polymeric sheet;
a second polymeric sheet; and
a third polymeric sheet coupled between said first polymeric sheet and said second polymeric sheet, said first polymeric sheet and said third polymeric sheet together defining a first volume, said second polymeric sheet and said third polymeric sheet together defining a second volume, said first volume being isolated from said second volume.
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31. A fuel tank comprising:
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at least three extruded polymeric sheets arranged to define a first tank section and a second tank section, said at least three extruded polymeric sheets being thermoformed; and
an aperture formed in one of said at least three extruded polymeric sheets to provide access to said first tank section via said second tank section. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39)
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36. A fuel tank having three co-extruded thermoformed polymeric sheets, said fuel tank comprising:
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a first fuel tank section having a wall operable to contain a fuel, said first fuel tank section having a first hydrocarbon barrier layer interfacially fused to an inside surface of said wall and a second hydrocarbon barrier layer interfacially fused to an outside surface of said wall; and
a second fuel tank section having a wall operable to contain escaping fuel vapors.
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40. A method of manufacturing a fuel tank, said method comprising:
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thermoforming a first polymeric sheet to a predetermined shape;
thermoforming a second polymeric sheet to a predetermined shape;
thermoforming a third polymeric sheet to a predetermined shape;
coupling said first polymeric sheet to said second polymeric sheet to form a two sheet subassembly having a first volume; and
coupling said third polymeric sheet to said two sheet subassembly to form a three sheet subassembly having a second volume, said second volume being separate from said first volume. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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