CN101879860A - Interlocking hollow tanks - Google Patents

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CN101879860A
CN101879860A CN2010101738842A CN201010173884A CN101879860A CN 101879860 A CN101879860 A CN 101879860A CN 2010101738842 A CN2010101738842 A CN 2010101738842A CN 201010173884 A CN201010173884 A CN 201010173884A CN 101879860 A CN101879860 A CN 101879860A
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    • B60KARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
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    • B60KARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
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    • B60K2015/03328Arrangements or special measures related to fuel tanks or fuel handling
    • B60K2015/03453Arrangements or special measures related to fuel tanks or fuel handling for fixing or mounting parts of the fuel tank together
    • B60K2015/03467Arrangements or special measures related to fuel tanks or fuel handling for fixing or mounting parts of the fuel tank together by clip or snap fit fittings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01PCOOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
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Abstract

The present invention relates to interlocking hollow tanks.Particularly, a cover interlocking case is disclosed.Case has the wall that comprises the interlock feature that matches accordingly, these interlock feature form and contain the case hollow bulb, and this case cooperatively interacts and complementary the shaping, like this, the interlock feature of a case is with respect to the interlock feature interlocking of another case, becomes single branch unit thereby case linked together.Interlocking can optionally discharge.

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Interlocking hollow tanks
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of hollow box of holding and distributing that is used for fluid, relate more specifically to a kind of hollow box, it is set to provide a kind of interlocked relationship mutually between them.
Background technology
The hollow box, container etc. (simply being referred to as " case " herein) that are used to hold fluid are ubiquitous.The case that is used for automatically using has special structure, and objectively, each case all is a branch unit independently, and is complete and monomer.For instance, these casees are used to hold the fluid of wide variety, for example: fuel, liquid detergent, oil, cooling system conditioner, and when in diesel engine, case is used to hold urea, and the injection that these urea are used for the diesel oil fuel relevant with the diesel engine of power actuated vehicle combines.
In contemporary power actuated vehicle, the component packages space is (premium) that extra cost is arranged, and this extra cost is applied on each case of power actuated vehicle use.In some cases, case has the sidewall of certain geometrical shape, and this allows to arrange between the parts around that as frequently being used for plasticity packing ring fluid and overflow cooling fluid tank, it is arranged in the cabin usually.Yet under the situation of the Fuel Tank in being arranged on the motor vehicle body bottom, its unique circumstances causes encapsulated space to have higher extra cost thus.For example hang and exhaust component squeezes in body bottom, even can need the member that adds, such as heat baffle, exhaust temperature also must provide the space of required at least minimum.
The conventional power actuated vehicle that a kind of case has been shown among Fig. 1 is used, wherein, power actuated vehicle 10 (partly illustrating at body bottom) has and is used to hold the diesel tank 12 of diesel oil and the roughly contiguous urea box that holds the urea that mixes with diesel oil fuel within it 14 within it, and it combines with the course of injection of motor vehicle diesel engine usually.Diesel tank 12 has its respective brackets 16, is used for itself and being connected of motor vehicle body bottom 18, and urea box 14 has its respective brackets 20, is used for it and is connected with the corresponding of body bottom.Even might dwindle Fuel Tank owing to the improvement of mpg (mileage that per gallon fuel is gone), also still crowd, this is that the conventional box-shaped formula of impassabitity solves.
In view of the above, still clearly need a kind of improvement of Fuel Tank body bottom packaging efficiency in the prior art.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is a cover interlocking case, wherein, case has the respective side walls that comprises the interlock feature that matches, this feature forms and contains the case hollow bulb, interrelated and the complementary shaping of these casees makes the interlock feature of a case with respect to the interlock feature interlocking of another case, becomes single branch unit thereby case linked together.
Mode by example, can have first interlock feature of its respective side walls that is cloudy recess form first the case, and second the case can have second interlock feature of its respective side walls that is positive protrusion form, thereby the complementary mutual interference fit of passing through that is shaped of wherein cloudy recess and positive protrusion provides mutual interlocking, to prevent release (promptly, " releasing interlocking "), unless a relative motion in a plurality of predetermined directions (identical one or more directions also can be used for the interlocking of case), wherein interlocking is preferably unidirectional.The unidirectional interlocking of this interlock feature that matches for example for example can be set to by case along the relative motion of Z axle and interlocking/releasing interlocking, stops the interlocking (interference fit) of removing interlocking (release) but have on any direction that is parallel to the X-Y plane of Z axle quadrature.Although provide the suitable shape of unidirectional interlocking to be each the cloudy recess of pairing mutually and drum protruding (bulbous) end of positive protrusion, any shape that cooperatively interacts (interlock function is provided usually) all can be thought term " drum is protruding ".
Can provide one or more interlock feature that match explicitly with two or more casees.Interlock feature associating case makes it possible to encapsulate, transport and finally install with single branch unit.
In view of the above, purpose of the present invention provides a cover interlocking case.
By the explanation to following preferred embodiment, above-mentioned purpose, the feature and advantage with other of the present invention will become apparent.
The present invention also provides following scheme:
1. complete interlocking case comprises:
First case, it has first case sidewall that defines first case hollow bulb;
Second case, it has second case sidewall that defines second case hollow bulb;
The interlock feature that matches, it is arranged on described first case sidewall and described second case sidewall, and forms and comprise first case hollow bulb and second case hollow bulb;
Wherein, the optionally interlocking of the described interlock feature that matches, thereby described first and second casees of interlocking.
2. as scheme 1 described complete interlocking case, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches comprises:
First interlock feature, it is arranged on described first case sidewall; With
Second interlock feature, it is arranged on described second case sidewall;
Wherein, described first and second interlock feature cooperatively interact, so that described first and second casees described interlocking to be provided.
3. as scheme 2 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, described first and second casees described interlocking can optionally discharge.
4. as scheme 3 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises:
Described first interlock feature, it comprises the cloudy recess that is formed by described first case sidewall; With
Described second interlock feature, it comprises the positive protrusion that is formed by described second case sidewall;
Wherein, described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion are complementary to be shaped, and described first and second casees described interlocking is provided when being arranged in the described cloudy recess at described positive protrusion.
5. as scheme 4 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises the described complementary shape of described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion, makes that described first and second casees described interlocking is unidirectional.
6. as scheme 5 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, described first and second casees described unidirectional interlocking comprises by described first and second casees relative motions along the Z axle to be made described first and second casees interlockings and removes interlocking, wherein, described first and second the casees by coming interlocking with respect to the interference fit of described cloudy recess at the above the positive protrusion of any direction that is parallel to the X-Y plane of Z axle quadrature.
7. as scheme 3 described complete interlocking casees, also comprise:
Described first case sidewall, it has first case coupling wall; With
Described second case sidewall, it has second case coupling wall;
Wherein, when described first and second the casees by the described interlock feature that matches during interlocking, described first case coupling wall is adjacent to each other in abutting connection with described second case coupling wall.
8. as scheme 7 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises:
Described first interlock feature, it comprises the cloudy recess that is formed by described first case sidewall; With
Described second interlock feature, it comprises the positive protrusion that is formed by described second case sidewall;
Wherein, described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion are complementary to be shaped, and described first and second casees described interlocking is provided when being arranged in the described cloudy recess at described positive protrusion.
9. as scheme 8 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises the described complementary shape of described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion, makes that described first and second casees described interlocking is unidirectional.
10. as scheme 9 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, described first and second casees described unidirectional interlocking comprises by described first and second casees relative motions along the Z axle to be made described first and second casees interlockings and removes interlocking, wherein, described first and second the casees by coming interlocking with respect to the interference fit of described cloudy recess at the above the positive protrusion of any direction that is parallel to the X-Y plane of Z axle quadrature.
11. as scheme 7 described complete interlocking casees.Also comprise:
Described first case sidewall, it has first box plate; With
Described second case sidewall, it has second case bottom;
Wherein, described first and second the casees by the described interlock feature interlocking that matches, described second the case bottom adjacent to each other in abutting connection with and be shelved on described first box plate.
12. as scheme 11 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises:
Described first interlock feature, it comprises by a cloudy recess that forms in described first case sidewall and the described case sidewall; With
Described second interlock feature, it comprises by another the positive protrusion that forms in described first case sidewall and described second case sidewall;
Wherein, when described positive protrusion was arranged in the described cloudy recess, described cloudy recess and the complementary shaping of described positive protrusion were to provide described first and second casees described interlocking.
13. as scheme 12 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises the described complementary shape of described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion, makes that described first and second casees described interlocking is unidirectional.
14. complete interlocking case as scheme 13, wherein, described first and second casees described unidirectional interlocking comprises by described first and second casees relative motions along the Z axle to be made described first and second casees interlockings and removes interlocking, wherein, described first and second the casees by coming interlocking with respect to the interference fit of described cloudy recess at the above the positive protrusion of any direction that is parallel to the X-Y plane of Z axle quadrature.
15. as scheme 1 described complete interlocking case, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches comprises:
First interlock feature, it is arranged on described first case sidewall;
Second interlock feature, it is arranged on described first case sidewall;
The 3rd interlock feature, it is arranged on described second case sidewall; With
The 4th interlock feature, it is arranged on described second case sidewall;
Wherein, the described first and the 3rd interlock feature cooperatively interacts and the described second and the 4th interlock feature cooperatively interacts, thereby described first and second casees described interlocking is provided jointly; And
Wherein, described first and second casees described interlocking can optionally discharge.
16. a complete interlocking case comprises:
Diesel tank, it has the diesel tank sidewall that defines the diesel tank hollow bulb;
Urea box, it has the urea box sidewall that defines the urea box hollow bulb; With
The interlock feature that matches, it is arranged on described diesel tank sidewall and the described urea box sidewall, and it forms and comprises diesel tank hollow bulb and urea box hollow bulb;
Wherein, the selectively interlocking of the described interlock feature that matches, thus interlocking becomes single branch unit with urea box with described diesel tank.
17. as the complete interlocking case of scheme 16, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches comprises:
First interlock feature, it is arranged on described diesel tank sidewall; With
Second interlock feature, it is arranged on described urea box sidewall;
Wherein, described first and second interlock feature cooperatively interact, so that the described interlocking of described diesel tank and urea box to be provided; With
Wherein, the described interlocking of described diesel tank and urea box can optionally discharge.
18. as scheme 17 described complete interlocking casees, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises:
Described first interlock feature, it comprises the cloudy recess that forms by in described diesel tank sidewall and the urea box sidewall; With
Described second interlock feature, it comprises by another the positive protrusion that forms in described diesel tank sidewall and the described urea box sidewall;
Wherein, when described positive protrusion was arranged in the described cloudy recess, described cloudy recess and the complementary shaping of described positive protrusion were to provide the described interlocking of described diesel tank and urea box.
19. as the complete interlocking case of scheme 18, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises the described complementary shape of described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion, makes that the described interlocking of described diesel tank and urea box is unidirectional; And wherein, the described unidirectional interlocking of described diesel tank and urea box comprises by the relative motion along the Z axle of described diesel tank and urea box to be made described diesel tank and urea box interlocking and removes interlocking, wherein, described diesel tank and urea box are by coming interlocking at the above the positive protrusion of any direction that is parallel to the X-Y plane of Z axle quadrature with respect to the interference fit of described cloudy recess.
20., also comprise as scheme 19 described complete interlocking casees:
Described diesel tank sidewall, it has diesel tank coupling wall and diesel oil fuel box plate; With
Described urea box sidewall, it has urea box coupling wall and urea box bottom;
Wherein, when described diesel tank and urea box by the described interlock feature that matches during interlocking, described diesel tank coupling wall is adjacent to each other in abutting connection with described urea box coupling wall, and the urea box bottom adjacent to each other in abutting connection with and be shelved on the described diesel oil fuel box plate.
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Fig. 1 is the planar view of motor vehicle body bottom, shows conventional diesel tank and the urea box of following it.
Fig. 2 is the planar view of motor vehicle body bottom, shows according to interlocking diesel tank of the present invention and urea box.
Fig. 3 A is that a pair of interlocking Fuel Tank according to the present invention is in the transparent view when being separated from each other.
Fig. 3 B is this of Fig. 3 A transparent view when the interlocking case is in mutual interlocking.
Fig. 4 A is first example according to a cover interlocking case of the present invention.
Fig. 4 B is second example according to a cover interlocking case of the present invention.
Fig. 4 C is the 3rd example according to a cover interlocking case of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
Consult accompanying drawing now, Fig. 2 to 4C has described the example according to a cover interlocking case 100 of the present invention.
Fig. 2 has described the example of using according to the power actuated vehicle of a cover interlocking case 100 of the present invention, 100a, wherein, the diesel tank 102 of holding diesel oil fuel in the empty therein 102H of portion is interlockings with respect to the urea box 104 that holds urea in its cooresponding empty therein 104H of portion.Shown diesel tank and urea box 102,104 are arranged on the body bottom 106 of power actuated vehicle 108 (part illustrates).Diesel tank 102 has the sidewall 102a that defines diesel tank hollow bulb 102H, and urea box 104 has the sidewall 104a that defines urea box hollow bulb 104H, wherein, these sidewalls have the interlock feature 110 that matches, described interlock feature forms the hollow bulb that comprises case, and the interrelated and complementary shaping of described case makes the first interlock feature 110a of diesel tank 102 with respect to the second interlock feature 110b interference ground locking of urea box 104.
In Fig. 2 as can be seen, this cover interlocking case 100a has advantageously provided diesel tank 102 nested with respect to urea box 104, wherein, mutual interlocking becomes single branch unit 112 because of the interlock feature 110 that the case green phase cooperates, carriage 114 corresponding to power actuated vehicle 108 body bottomes 106 is shared by this cover interlocking case 100a, and because case is adjacency and adjoins that the space that the case branch unit is occupied is in and minimizes.In addition, in the operating process of cool condition, when the diesel oil fuel in the diesel tank 102 heats (by returning fuel), owing to the heat that is passed to urea box from diesel tank, the syntople of urea box 104 can be of value to urea.
Contrast two casees 12,15 that separate the adjacent of branch unit but separate in forming Fig. 1, the single branch unit 112 that is provided by this cover interlocking case 100a shown in Figure 2 not only provides good space availability ratio, and the interlocking of the interlock feature 110 of green phase cooperation, branch unit is transported as associated units, and the same encapsulated space (bay) that afterwards branch unit on the power actuated vehicle 108 is installed to body bottom 106 is gone up these steps, diesel tank 102 and urea box 104 can also be assembled into single branch unit 112 (conventional impossible) in advance.
Now, pay close attention to Fig. 3 A and 3B, only, will be described this interlocking/releasing interlocking of overlapping interlocking case 100a by the mode of illustrated examples.
Diesel tank 102 has the first interlock feature 110a with its respective side walls 102a of the form of cloudy recess 116, urea box 104 has the second interlock feature 110b with its respective side walls 104a of the form of positive thrust 118, wherein, because diesel tank and urea box all preferably are made of plastics, more preferably high density polyethylene (HDPE) constitutes, sidewall (and the interlock feature that matches) is formed by suitable plastic forming technology, such as blow moulding.Cloudy recess 116 and positive protrusion 118 complementary shapings so that mutual interlocking (that is to say, mutually interference fit) to be provided betwixt, is characterized in that unless case predetermined ground relative motion, unidirectional interlocking stops the separation of case 102,104.Any that it should be noted that diesel tank and urea box can have in positive protrusion or the cloudy recess, and wherein, another of diesel tank and urea box also can have another in positive protrusion and the cloudy recess.The sidewall 102a of diesel tank 102 also comprises the first wall 102b of coupling.The sidewall 104a of urea box 104 also comprises the second wall 104b of coupling, and wherein Pi Pei corresponding first and second walls adjoin each other compactly.
As shown in Figure 3A, for along the unidirectional interlocking of Z axle, the separated and location of case.Diesel tank 102 and urea box 104 move relative to each other along the Z axle, make positive protrusion 118 insert cloudy recess 116, shown in Fig. 3 B.At this moment, because cloudy recess 116 has the sun drum nose 118a of portion that the cloudy drum nose 116a of portion and positive protrusion 118 have pairing, itself and shape complementarity ground shaping of cloudy drum nose portion have stoped the release of case 102,104 on any direction that is parallel to the X-Y plane of Z axle quadrature.Diesel tank and urea box 102,104 can optionally discharge (that is to say, remove interlocking) from interlocking by moving along another of Z axle.
This cover interlocking case 100a that is used for diesel oil fuel and urea has improved the packaging efficiency of corresponding diesel tank and urea box 102,104, and in normed space, allow more fuel and urea capacity, perhaps under the situation in the littler space of needs, also allow identical fuel and urea capacity.This cover interlocking case 100a allows to improve by the overall quantity that reduces branch unit and installation fastener the cost and the efficient of vehicle assembly.In addition, because diesel tank 102 and urea box 104 are not to combine but optionally discharge from interlocking, the maintenance of any case and displacement can be independent of other casees and not influence other case.
Some attendant advantages of this cover interlocking case 100a comprise: owing to saved the installation hardware that is used for each separator box and the repetition of fastener, thus reduced cost; Because case is single branch unit rather than two branch units that separate, and has reduced vehicle stack-mounted working time and cost; Owing to the raising of packaging efficiency, increased the capacity that holds of case fluid; Saved the encapsulated space gap between the case, thereby saved the required overall encapsulated space volume capacity of given fuel and urea capacity and shared available heat between the case; Reduced quality by installation bracket that saves separation and the installation hardware that is associated; And, improved the path (see figure 2) of diesel oil fuel circuit 102L and urea circuit 104L by allowing these circuits to be bundled together and selecting the path together rather than separately select path (for example, seeing circuit 12L and the 14L of Fig. 1).
Fig. 4 A to 4C has described the multiple example of complete interlocking case 100.
In Fig. 4 A, show complete interlocking case 100, the most preferably example of 100b, wherein, first the case 140 via the interlock feature 144 that matches with respect to (less relatively) second case 142 interlocking, roughly as mentioned above.Have the sidewall 140a that has comprised first interlock feature 146, the first wall 140b of coupling and the base plate 140c of coupling for first the case 140, wherein, the first wall of coupling and the base plate of coupling match to form block 150.Have the sidewall 142a that has comprised second interlock feature 152, the second wall 142b of coupling and the bottom 142c of coupling for second the case 142, wherein, match to be assembled to compactly in the block 150 in the wall of coupling and the bottom of coupling.
In the operation of complete interlocking case 100b, relative to each other locate for first and second the casees 140,142, be used for unidirectional interlocking, (see arrow A along negative Z ' axle then ZN) relative to each other motion, make second interlock feature 152 insert first interlock feature 146.At this moment, be parallel to and the X '-Y ' plane of Z ' axle quadrature on any direction on and (see arrow A at negative Z ' ZN) on stoped first and second casees 140,142 unlock.First and second the casees 140,142 by (seeing arrow A along positive Z ' axle ZP) relative motion and can be optionally discharge (releasing interlocking) from interlocking.
In Fig. 4 B, show complete interlocking case 100, the example of 100c,, have first and second interlock feature that match 164,166 except first and second the casees 160,162 herein, first and second casees among this example and Fig. 4 A are similar.
In the operation of complete interlocking case 100c, first and second casees 160,162 location relative to each other are used for unidirectional interlocking, then along negative Z " spool (see arrow A A ZN) relative to each other motion, the first interlock feature 164a of the interlock feature 164 that making wins matches inserts the second interlock feature 164b of first interlock feature that matches 164, and the second interlock feature 166a of second interlock feature that matches 166 inserts the second interlock feature 166b of second interlock feature that matches 166.At this moment, be parallel to and Z " X of axle quadrature "-Y " on any direction on the plane and at negative Z " spool (see arrow A A ZN) on stoped first and second casees 160,162 unlock.First and second the casees 160,162 by along positive Z " axle (sees arrow A A ZP) relative motion and can be optionally discharge (releasing interlocking) from interlocking.
In Fig. 4 C, show complete interlocking case 100, another example of 100d, wherein, present three casees are by interlocking: first the case 180 via roughly as indicated above first matching interlock feature 184 with respect to (less relatively) second case 182 interlocking, and via roughly as indicated above second matching interlock feature 188 with respect to (less relatively) the 3rd case 186 interlocking.
In the operation of this complete interlocking case 100d, relative to each other locate for first and second the casees 180,182, be used for unidirectional interlocking, then along Z " ' relative to each other motion of axle, make the interlock feature 184a that wins insert the second interlock feature 184b of first interlock feature that matches 184.At this moment, be parallel to and Z " X of quadrature ' axle " '-Y " ' stoped first and second casees 180,182 unlock on any direction on the plane.First and second the casees 180,182 by along Z " ' another motion of axle and can optionally discharge (releasing interlocking) from interlocking.
In the further operation of this complete interlocking case 100d, relative to each other locate for first and second the casees 180,186, with unidirectional interlocking, then along Z " ' relative to each other motion of axle, make the interlock feature 188a that wins insert the second interlock feature 188b of second interlock feature that matches 188.At this moment, be parallel to and Z " X of quadrature ' axle " '-Y " ' stoped first and the 3rd case 180,186 unlock on any direction on the plane.First and the 3rd the case 180,186 by along Z " ' another motion of axle and can optionally discharge (releasing interlocking) from interlocking.
To those skilled in the art, above-mentioned preferred embodiment can change and change.The realization of this variation and change does not depart from the scope of the present invention, and scope of the present invention only is intended to be limited by the scope of claims.

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1. complete interlocking case comprises:
First case, it has first case sidewall that defines first case hollow bulb;
Second case, it has second case sidewall that defines second case hollow bulb;
The interlock feature that matches, it is arranged on described first case sidewall and described second case sidewall, and forms and comprise first case hollow bulb and second case hollow bulb;
Wherein, the optionally interlocking of the described interlock feature that matches, thereby described first and second casees of interlocking.
2. complete interlocking case as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches comprises:
First interlock feature, it is arranged on described first case sidewall; With
Second interlock feature, it is arranged on described second case sidewall;
Wherein, described first and second interlock feature cooperatively interact, so that described first and second casees described interlocking to be provided.
3. complete interlocking case as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described first and second casees described interlocking can optionally discharge.
4. complete interlocking case as claimed in claim 3, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises:
Described first interlock feature, it comprises the cloudy recess that is formed by described first case sidewall; With
Described second interlock feature, it comprises the positive protrusion that is formed by described second case sidewall;
Wherein, described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion are complementary to be shaped, and described first and second casees described interlocking is provided when being arranged in the described cloudy recess at described positive protrusion.
5. complete interlocking case as claimed in claim 4, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises the described complementary shape of described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion, makes that described first and second casees described interlocking is unidirectional.
6. complete interlocking case as claimed in claim 5, wherein, described first and second casees described unidirectional interlocking comprises by described first and second casees relative motions along the Z axle to be made described first and second casees interlockings and removes interlocking, wherein, described first and second the casees by coming interlocking with respect to the interference fit of described cloudy recess at the above the positive protrusion of any direction that is parallel to the X-Y plane of Z axle quadrature.
7. complete interlocking case as claimed in claim 3 also comprises:
Described first case sidewall, it has first case coupling wall; With
Described second case sidewall, it has second case coupling wall;
Wherein, when described first and second the casees by the described interlock feature that matches during interlocking, described first case coupling wall is adjacent to each other in abutting connection with described second case coupling wall.
8. complete interlocking case as claimed in claim 7, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises:
Described first interlock feature, it comprises the cloudy recess that is formed by described first case sidewall; With
Described second interlock feature, it comprises the positive protrusion that is formed by described second case sidewall;
Wherein, described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion are complementary to be shaped, and described first and second casees described interlocking is provided when being arranged in the described cloudy recess at described positive protrusion.
9. complete interlocking case as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the described interlock feature that matches also comprises the described complementary shape of described cloudy recess and described positive protrusion, makes that described first and second casees described interlocking is unidirectional.
10. complete interlocking case comprises:
Diesel tank, it has the diesel tank sidewall that defines the diesel tank hollow bulb;
Urea box, it has the urea box sidewall that defines the urea box hollow bulb; With
The interlock feature that matches, it is arranged on described diesel tank sidewall and the described urea box sidewall, and it forms and comprises diesel tank hollow bulb and urea box hollow bulb;
Wherein, the selectively interlocking of the described interlock feature that matches, thus interlocking becomes single branch unit with urea box with described diesel tank.
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