WO2000051858A1 - Container arrangement for mounting in a motor vehicle - Google Patents

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WO2000051858A1
WO2000051858A1 PCT/EP2000/001472 EP0001472W WO0051858A1 WO 2000051858 A1 WO2000051858 A1 WO 2000051858A1 EP 0001472 W EP0001472 W EP 0001472W WO 0051858 A1 WO0051858 A1 WO 0051858A1
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Thomas Zapp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT 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
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
    • B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
    • B60S1/46—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices using liquid; Windscreen washers
    • B60S1/48—Liquid supply therefor
    • B60S1/50—Arrangement of reservoir
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C65/02—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/01—General aspects dealing with the joint area or with the area to be joined
    • B29C66/05—Particular design of joint configurations
    • B29C66/10—Particular design of joint configurations particular design of the joint cross-sections
    • B29C66/13—Single flanged joints; Fin-type joints; Single hem joints; Edge joints; Interpenetrating fingered joints; Other specific particular designs of joint cross-sections not provided for in groups B29C66/11 - B29C66/12
    • B29C66/131—Single flanged joints, i.e. one of the parts to be joined being rigid and flanged in the joint area
    • B29C66/1312—Single flange to flange joints, the parts to be joined being rigid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/50—General aspects of joining tubular articles; General aspects of joining long products, i.e. bars or profiled elements; General aspects of joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; General aspects of joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/51—Joining tubular articles, profiled elements or bars; Joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; Joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/54—Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-shells, to form hollow articles, e.g. for making balls, containers; Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-cylinders, to form tubular articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/50—General aspects of joining tubular articles; General aspects of joining long products, i.e. bars or profiled elements; General aspects of joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; General aspects of joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/51—Joining tubular articles, profiled elements or bars; Joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; Joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/54—Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-shells, to form hollow articles, e.g. for making balls, containers; Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-cylinders, to form tubular articles
    • B29C66/543—Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-shells, to form hollow articles, e.g. for making balls, containers; Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-cylinders, to form tubular articles joining more than two hollow-preforms to form said hollow articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/50—General aspects of joining tubular articles; General aspects of joining long products, i.e. bars or profiled elements; General aspects of joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; General aspects of joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/51—Joining tubular articles, profiled elements or bars; Joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; Joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/54—Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-shells, to form hollow articles, e.g. for making balls, containers; Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-cylinders, to form tubular articles
    • B29C66/545—Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-shells, to form hollow articles, e.g. for making balls, containers; Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-cylinders, to form tubular articles one hollow-preform being placed inside the other
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT 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
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03177—Fuel tanks made of non-metallic material, e.g. plastics, or of a combination of non-metallic and metallic material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2024/00—Articles with hollow walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/712—Containers; Packaging elements or accessories, Packages
    • B29L2031/7172—Fuel tanks, jerry cans

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  • the invention relates to an arrangement of containers for storing liquids intended for assembly in a motor vehicle, the containers each having a wall with shell parts made of plastic by injection molding and welded to one another and each having a connection for refilling the liquids.
  • Such arrangements of containers are frequently used in today's motor vehicles, for example for a window cleaning system or for a fuel tank, and are therefore known.
  • the various containers are used, for example, to store different cleaning fluids or for fuel and two-stroke oil.
  • the production of the containers from shell parts manufactured by injection molding has the advantage that the containers can be easily adapted to the space available in the body of the motor vehicle and that they have a high degree of stability.
  • a disadvantage of the known arrangement is that the containers are complex to manufacture and assemble in the motor vehicle.
  • the invention is based on the problem of designing an arrangement of containers of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that they can be produced particularly cost-effectively and are easy to assemble in the motor vehicle.
  • This problem is solved according to the invention in that one of the shell parts is designed to delimit several containers.
  • two containers can be provided with a common shell part and thus designed as a structural unit. Subsequently, several containers can be easily installed in the motor vehicle in one operation.
  • fuel and water can be stored in a common structural unit of two containers. This is advantageous, for example, in vehicles with fuel cells, since they require two or more containers for the fuel supply.
  • one of the containers is used, for example, for storing fuel, another container for storing water and a third container for storing a fuel-water mixture. If the liquids are to be mixed in the containers, only very short lines or valves inserted into the shell parts are required.
  • the shell parts are each made of plastic by injection molding, they can also be provided in one piece with stiffening struts or beads to increase stability and common fastening means. Therefore, arrangements with very large containers can be provided with a common shell part. As a result, the arrangement according to the invention is particularly cost-effective. Filter material such as activated carbon can also be filled into one of the containers.
  • two containers can be produced from a total of two shell parts if one of the shell parts is made in one piece with at least one partial region of a wall arranged in its central region and if the wall is welded liquid-tight to form a further container part.
  • This arrangement according to the invention requires fewer shell parts and thus fewer tools than the known one, so that their manufacture is particularly inexpensive.
  • the shell parts can also have several walls to form several containers.
  • a particularly large number of containers can be produced with two shell parts if one of the shell parts is designed to be wavy in a longitudinal section.
  • the arrangement according to the invention is structurally particularly simple if one of the shell parts is flanged to the shell parts of another container to produce a container.
  • a second container can be easily arranged within a first container if the shell parts carry spacers for fastening a second container.
  • This design also reduces the outward penetration of flow and gushing noises from the inner container. Furthermore, this design reduces emission of fuel vapors from the inner container.
  • the tool costs for the shell parts are further reduced if the connections for refilling the containers are arranged on a common shell part.
  • This shows in 1 shows an arrangement according to the invention with three containers in longitudinal section,
  • FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of the arrangement according to the invention in a sectional illustration
  • Figure 3 shows an inventive arrangement of a double-walled container.
  • FIG. 1 shows an arrangement according to the invention with three containers 1-3.
  • the containers 1-3 each have a connection 4 for filling, for example, a liquid and two common shell parts 5, 6 made of plastic by injection molding.
  • the shell parts 5, 6 point to their Contact points each liquid-tight welds 7-10. These welds 7-10 can be produced, for example, by melting the surfaces of the shell parts 5, 6 intended for welding and then pressing the shell parts 5, 6 together.
  • the shell parts 5, 6 each have a flange 11, 12.
  • the lower shell part 5 has fastening tabs 13 for mounting the arrangement in a motor vehicle.
  • the upper shell part 6 has two vertical walls 14 for separating the containers 1-3.
  • the lower shell part 5 is wave-shaped and has stabilizing struts 15 on its outside.
  • FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of the arrangement according to the invention with three containers 16-18.
  • One of the containers 17 has particularly large dimensions and is composed of two shell parts 19, 20 welded together.
  • the other two containers 16, 18 ha ben each have on the outside and on the inside of the shell parts 19, 20 of the first container 17 flanged shell parts 21, 22nd
  • FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of the arrangement according to the invention with two mutually enclosing containers 23, 24.
  • Each of the containers 23, 24 has two shell parts 25 - 28 welded together.
  • the shell parts 25, 26 of the outer container 23 have a plurality of spacers 29 on their inner sides for holding the inner container 24.

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The invention relates to an arrangement of several containers (1-3) in which the containers comprise shared cup-shaped parts (5, 6). The cup-shaped parts (5, 6) are made of plastic using an injection moulding method and joined by welding. One of the cup-shaped parts (5) comprises fastening tabs (13) for fastening the entire arrangement to a motor vehicle.

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Zur Montage in einem Kraftfahrzeug vorgesehene Anordnung von BehälternArrangement of containers intended for assembly in a motor vehicle
Die Erfindung betrifft eine zur Montage in einem Kraftfahrzeug vorgesehene Anordnung von Behältern zum Speichern von Flüssigkeiten, wobei die Behälter jeweils eine Wandung mit aus Kunststoff im Spritzgußverfahren gefertigten und miteinander verschweißten Schalenteilen und jeweils einen Anschluß zum Nachfüllen der Flüssigkeiten aufweisen.The invention relates to an arrangement of containers for storing liquids intended for assembly in a motor vehicle, the containers each having a wall with shell parts made of plastic by injection molding and welded to one another and each having a connection for refilling the liquids.
Solche Anordnungen von Behältern werden in heutigen Kraftfahrzeugen beispielsweise für eine Scheibenreinigungsanlage oder für einen Kraftstoffbehälter häufig eingesetzt und sind damit bekannt. Die verschiedenen Behälter dienen beispielsweise zur Speicherung von unterschiedlichen Reinigungsflüssigkeiten oder für Kraftstoff und Zweitaktöl. Die Fertigung der Behälter aus im Spritzgußverfahren gefertigten Schalenteilen hat den Vorteil, daß die Behälter an die Platzverhältnisse der Karosserie des Kraftfahrzeuges einfach angepaßt werden können und daß sie eine hohe Stabilität aufweisen.Such arrangements of containers are frequently used in today's motor vehicles, for example for a window cleaning system or for a fuel tank, and are therefore known. The various containers are used, for example, to store different cleaning fluids or for fuel and two-stroke oil. The production of the containers from shell parts manufactured by injection molding has the advantage that the containers can be easily adapted to the space available in the body of the motor vehicle and that they have a high degree of stability.
Nachteilig bei der bekannten Anordnung ist jedoch, daß die Behälter aufwendig zu fertigen und in dem Kraftfahrzeug zu montieren sind.A disadvantage of the known arrangement, however, is that the containers are complex to manufacture and assemble in the motor vehicle.
Der Erfindung liegt das Problem zugrunde, eine Anordnung von Behältern der eingangs genannten Art so zu gestalten, daß sie besonders kostengünstig herstellbar und einfach im Kraftfahrzeug zu montieren sind. Dieses Problem wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß eines der Schalenteile zur Begrenzung mehrerer Behälter gestaltet ist.The invention is based on the problem of designing an arrangement of containers of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that they can be produced particularly cost-effectively and are easy to assemble in the motor vehicle. This problem is solved according to the invention in that one of the shell parts is designed to delimit several containers.
Durch diese Gestaltung lassen sich zwei Behälter mit einem gemeinsamen Schalenteil versehen und damit als bauliche Einheit gestalten. Anschließend können mehrere Behälter in einem Arbeitsgang einfach in dem Kraftfahrzeug montiert werden. Dank der Erfindung können beispielsweise Kraftstoff und Wasser in einer gemeinsamen baulichen Einheit von zwei Behältern gespeichert werden. Dies ist beispielsweise bei Fahrzeugen mit Brennstoffzellen von Vorteil, da diese zwei oder mehrere Behälter für die Kraftstoffversorgung benötigen. Hierbei dient einer der Behälter beispielsweise zum Speichern von Kraftstoff, ein weiterer Behälter zum Speichern von Wasser und ein dritter Behälter zum Speichern eines Kraftstoff- Wasser-Gemischs. Wenn die Flüssigkeiten in den Behältern gemischt werden sollen, sind zudem nur sehr kurze Leitungen oder in die Schalenteile eingesetzte Ventile erforderlich. Da die Schalenteile jeweils aus Kunststoff im Spritzgußverfahren gefertigt sind, können sie zudem einteilig mit Versteifungsstreben oder Sicken zur Erhöhung der Stabilität und gemeinsamen Befestigungsmitteln versehen werden. Deshalb lassen sich auch Anordnungen mit sehr großen Behältern mit einem gemeinsamen Schalenteil versehen. Hierdurch gestaltet sich die erfindungsgemäße Anordnung besonders kostengünstig. In einem der Behälter läßt sich zudem auch Filtermaterial wie beispielsweise Aktivkohle einfüllen.With this design, two containers can be provided with a common shell part and thus designed as a structural unit. Subsequently, several containers can be easily installed in the motor vehicle in one operation. Thanks to the invention, for example, fuel and water can be stored in a common structural unit of two containers. This is advantageous, for example, in vehicles with fuel cells, since they require two or more containers for the fuel supply. Here, one of the containers is used, for example, for storing fuel, another container for storing water and a third container for storing a fuel-water mixture. If the liquids are to be mixed in the containers, only very short lines or valves inserted into the shell parts are required. Since the shell parts are each made of plastic by injection molding, they can also be provided in one piece with stiffening struts or beads to increase stability and common fastening means. Therefore, arrangements with very large containers can be provided with a common shell part. As a result, the arrangement according to the invention is particularly cost-effective. Filter material such as activated carbon can also be filled into one of the containers.
Zwei Behälter lassen sich gemäß einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung aus insgesamt zwei Schalenteilen herstellen, wenn eines der Schalenteile einteilig mit zumindest einem Teilbereich einer in seinem mittleren Bereich angeordneten Wand gefertigt ist und wenn die Wand mit einem weiteren Schalenteil zur Bildung mehrerer Behälter flüssigkeitsdicht verschweißt ist. Diese erfindungsgemäße Anordnung erfordert weniger Schalenteile und damit weniger Werkzeuge als die bekannte, so daß sich deren Herstellung besonders kostengünstig gestaltet. Selbstverständlich können die Schalenteile auch mehrere Wände zur Bildung mehrerer Behälter aufweisen.According to an advantageous further development, two containers can be produced from a total of two shell parts if one of the shell parts is made in one piece with at least one partial region of a wall arranged in its central region and if the wall is welded liquid-tight to form a further container part. This arrangement according to the invention requires fewer shell parts and thus fewer tools than the known one, so that their manufacture is particularly inexpensive. Of course, the shell parts can also have several walls to form several containers.
Eine besonders große Anzahl von Behältern läßt sich mit zwei Schalenteilen herstellen, wenn eines der Schalenteile in einem Längsschnitt wellenförmig gestaltet ist.A particularly large number of containers can be produced with two shell parts if one of the shell parts is designed to be wavy in a longitudinal section.
Die erfindungsgemäße Anordnung gestaltet sich konstruktiv besonders einfach, wenn eines der Schalenteile zur Erzeugung eines Behälters an Schalenteile eines anderen Behälters angeflanscht ist.The arrangement according to the invention is structurally particularly simple if one of the shell parts is flanged to the shell parts of another container to produce a container.
Ein zweiter Behälter läßt sich gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung einfach innerhalb eines ersten Behälters anordnen, wenn die Schalenteile Abstandhalter zur Befestigung eines zweiten Behälters tragen. Diese Gestaltung vermindert zudem ein Nachaußendrin- gen von Strömungs- und Schwallgeräuschen aus dem inneren Behälter. Weiterhin vermindert diese Gestaltung eine Emission von Kraftstoffdämpfen aus dem inneren Behälter.According to another advantageous development of the invention, a second container can be easily arranged within a first container if the shell parts carry spacers for fastening a second container. This design also reduces the outward penetration of flow and gushing noises from the inner container. Furthermore, this design reduces emission of fuel vapors from the inner container.
Zur weiteren Verringerung der Werkzeugkosten für die Schalenteile trägt es gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung bei, wenn die Anschlüsse zum Nachfüllen der Behälter auf einem gemeinsamen Schalenteil angeordnet sind.According to another advantageous development of the invention, the tool costs for the shell parts are further reduced if the connections for refilling the containers are arranged on a common shell part.
Die Erfindung läßt zahlreiche Ausführungsformen zu. Zur weiteren Verdeutlichung ihres Grundprinzips sind mehrere davon in der Zeichnung dargestellt und werden nachfolgend beschrieben. Diese zeigt in Figur 1 eine erfindungsgemäße Anordnung mit drei Behältern im Längsschnitt,The invention allows numerous embodiments. To further clarify its basic principle, several of them are shown in the drawing and are described below. This shows in 1 shows an arrangement according to the invention with three containers in longitudinal section,
Figur 2 eine weitere Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung in einer Schnittdarstellung,FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of the arrangement according to the invention in a sectional illustration,
Figur 3 eine erfindungsgemäße Anordnung eines doppelwandigen Behälters.Figure 3 shows an inventive arrangement of a double-walled container.
Figur 1 zeigt eine erfindungsgemäße Anordnung mit drei Behältern 1 - 3. Die Behälter 1 - 3 haben jeweils einen Anschluß 4 zum Einfüllen beispielsweise einer Flüssigkeit und zwei gemeinsame, aus Kunststoff im Spritzgußverfahren gefertigte Schalenteile 5, 6. Die Schalenteile 5, 6 weisen an ihren Berührungsstellen jeweils flüssigkeitsdichte Verschweißungen 7 - 10 auf. Diese Verschweißungen 7 - 10 können beispielsweise durch ein Anschmelzen der zur Verschweißung vorgesehenen Flächen der Schalenteile 5, 6 und einem anschließenden Zusammenpressen der Schalenteile 5, 6 erzeugt werden. Um die Flächen für die nach außen hin weisenden Verschweißungen 7, 10 besonders groß zu halten, weisen die Schaienteile 5, 6 jeweils einen Flansch 11 , 12 auf. Das untere Schalenteil 5 hat Befestigungslaschen 13 zur Montage der Anordnung in einem Kraftfahrzeug. Das obere Schalenteil 6 weist zwei senkrechte Wände 14 zur Trennung der Behälter 1 - 3 auf. Das untere Schalenteil 5 ist wellenförmig gestaltet und hat an seiner Außenseite Stabilisierungsstreben 15.Figure 1 shows an arrangement according to the invention with three containers 1-3. The containers 1-3 each have a connection 4 for filling, for example, a liquid and two common shell parts 5, 6 made of plastic by injection molding. The shell parts 5, 6 point to their Contact points each liquid-tight welds 7-10. These welds 7-10 can be produced, for example, by melting the surfaces of the shell parts 5, 6 intended for welding and then pressing the shell parts 5, 6 together. In order to keep the areas for the outwardly facing welds 7, 10 particularly large, the shell parts 5, 6 each have a flange 11, 12. The lower shell part 5 has fastening tabs 13 for mounting the arrangement in a motor vehicle. The upper shell part 6 has two vertical walls 14 for separating the containers 1-3. The lower shell part 5 is wave-shaped and has stabilizing struts 15 on its outside.
Figur 2 zeigt eine weitere Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung mit drei Behältern 16 - 18. Einer der Behälter 17 hat besonders große Abmessungen und setzt sich aus zwei miteinander verschweißten Schalenteilen 19, 20 zusammen. Die beiden anderen Behälter 16, 18 ha- ben jeweils ein an der Außenseite und an der Innenseite der Schalenteile 19, 20 des ersten Behälters 17 angeflanschte Schalenteile 21 , 22.FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of the arrangement according to the invention with three containers 16-18. One of the containers 17 has particularly large dimensions and is composed of two shell parts 19, 20 welded together. The other two containers 16, 18 ha ben each have on the outside and on the inside of the shell parts 19, 20 of the first container 17 flanged shell parts 21, 22nd
Die Figur 3 zeigt eine weitere Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung mit zwei einander umschließenden Behältern 23, 24. Jeder der Behälter 23, 24 hat zwei miteinander verschweißte Schalenteile 25 - 28. Die Schalenteile 25, 26 des äußeren Behälters 23 tragen an ihren Innenseiten mehrere Abstandhalter 29 zur Halterung des inneren Behälters 24. FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of the arrangement according to the invention with two mutually enclosing containers 23, 24. Each of the containers 23, 24 has two shell parts 25 - 28 welded together. The shell parts 25, 26 of the outer container 23 have a plurality of spacers 29 on their inner sides for holding the inner container 24.

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PatentansprücheZur Montage in einem Kraftfahrzeug vorgesehene Anordnung von Behältern Arrangement of containers intended for assembly in a motor vehicle
1. Zur Montage in einem Kraftfahrzeug vorgesehene Anordnung von Behältern zum Speichern von Flüssigkeiten, wobei die Behälter jeweils eine Wandung mit aus Kunststoff im Spritzgußverfahren gefertigten und miteinander verschweißten Schalenteilen und jeweils einen Anschluß zum Nachfüllen der Flüssigkeiten aufweisen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eines der Schalenteile (5, 6, 19 - 22, 25 - 28) zur Begrenzung mehrerer Behälter (1 - 3, 16 - 18, 23, 24) gestaltet ist.1. For assembly in a motor vehicle arrangement of containers for storing liquids, the containers each having a wall with plastic injection molded and welded shell parts and each have a connection for refilling the liquids, characterized in that one of the shell parts ( 5, 6, 19 - 22, 25 - 28) to limit several containers (1 - 3, 16 - 18, 23, 24).
2. Anordnung von Behältern nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eines der Schalenteile (6) einteilig mit zumindest einem Teilbereich einer in seinem mittleren Bereich angeordneten Wand (14) gefertigt ist und daß die Wand (14) mit einem weiteren Schalenteil (5) zur Bildung mehrerer Behälter (1 - 3) flüssigkeitsdicht verschweißt ist.2. Arrangement of containers according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the shell parts (6) is made in one piece with at least a partial region of a wall (14) arranged in its central region and that the wall (14) with a further shell part (5) is welded liquid-tight to form several containers (1 - 3).
3. Anordnung von Behältern nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eines der Schalenteile (5) in einem Längsschnitt wellenförmig gestaltet ist.3. Arrangement of containers according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that one of the shell parts (5) is wave-shaped in a longitudinal section.
4. Anordnung von Behältern nach zumindest einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eines der Schalenteile (21 , 22) zur Erzeugung eines Behälters (16, 18) an Schalenteile (19, 20) eines anderen Behälters (17) angeflanscht ist. 4. Arrangement of containers according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one of the shell parts (21, 22) is flanged to produce a container (16, 18) on shell parts (19, 20) of another container (17).
5. Anordnung von Behältern nach zumindest einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schalenteile (25, 26) Abstandhalter (29) zur Befestigung eines zweiten Behälters (24) tragen.5. Arrangement of containers according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shell parts (25, 26) carry spacers (29) for fastening a second container (24).
6. Anordnung von Behältern nach zumindest einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eines der Schalenteile (26) eine gemeinsame Befestigungsvorrichtung (Befestigungslasche 13) der Behälter (1 - 3) aufweist.6. Arrangement of containers according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one of the shell parts (26) has a common fastening device (fastening tab 13) of the container (1-3).
7. Anordnung von Behältern nach zumindest einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anschlüsse (4) zum Nachfüllen der Behälter (1 - 3) auf einem gemeinsamen Schalenteil (6) angeordnet sind. 7. Arrangement of containers according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connections (4) for refilling the containers (1-3) are arranged on a common shell part (6).
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