Patent ID: 8668176
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B29C,B29L,B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A part fixing structure that fixes a tank-associated part to an interior tank wall of a resin-made fuel tank, the part fixing structure comprising: first and second hook portions formed together with the tank-associated part, wherein the first and second hook portions which extend from a bottom face on the tank-associated part in a direction toward the interior tank wall, are opposed to and spaced apart from each other, include first and second tips directed toward each other, respectively, and have first and second spaces bordered by the first and second hook portions, the first and second tips and the bottom face on the tank-associated part, respectively; and a chevron portion projecting from the bottom surface on the tank-associated part in said direction and located between the first and second hook portions, the chevron portion having a pair of first inclined faces which are inclined relative to the bottom face on the tank-associated part, and extend toward the first and second spaces of the first and second hook portions, respectively, wherein the first and second tips of the first and second hook portions are directed toward the first inclined faces of the chevron portion, respectively, wherein each of the first and second hook portions has a second inclined face formed on a bottom face of each of the first and second hook portions and inclined upwardly toward the tip of each of the first and second hook portions, wherein the interior tank wall extends from one of the first inclined faces of the chevron portion to a first space of the first and second spaces surrounded by the first and second hook portions, wherein the interior tank wall extends from the other one of the first inclined faces of the chevron portion to a second space of the first and second spaces surrounded by the first and second hook portions, and wherein the first and second hook portions are buried in the interior tank wall to fix the tank-associated part to the tank wall.