Patent ID: 9346211
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L

Claim Text:
1. A process for manufacturing a fuel tank equipped with a plurality of internal accessories and having a plastic wall produced from a parison, said process comprising, in order, the following steps: a) the accessories and the molten parison are introduced into a mold so that the accessories are surrounded by the parison, said mold comprising cavities equipped with a plurality of moving parts; b) a pressurized gas is introduced inside the parison to carry out a pre-blow molding of said parison; c) the pre-blow-molded parison is pressed locally against the accessories using the plurality of moving parts in order to firmly attach them without piercing the parison; d) the mold is closed and the final blow molding of the parison is carried out by flattening it against the mold cavities using the pressurized gas; and e) the tank is removed from the mold.