Patent ID: 9079490
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for fastening an accessory to a wall of a plastic fuel tank, comprising: fastening by snap-riveting using a tool, at the same time as said tank is manufactured by moulding with a mould, the accessory including at least one orifice through which the snap-riveting is carried out by material of the tank protruding from the orifice and being deformed to mould the rivet, wherein the snap-riveting orifice is at least partially surrounded by a concave relief that protrudes towards an inside of the tank into which a convex relief of the tool presses in order to force the material through the orifice, the convex relief of the tool comprising a counterform to mould an upper part of the rivet.