Patent ID: 7829819
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fuel tank system for a motor vehicle, comprising: a fuel tank formed with a polymeric wall having an inside surface and having an opening in the wall; and a valve component that is welded to the inside surface of the polymeric wall, wherein the valve component is comprised of: wherein at least the first and second wings or the polymeric wall of the fuel tank include a thin film of black polymer for heating by radiant energy that is emitted inside the fuel tank from an energy source carried on the robotic arm until a weld forms between the first and second wings and the polymeric wall, wherein the thin film of black polymer comprises a first thin film of black polymer secured to the first surface and a second thin film of black polymer secured to the second surface.