Patent classifications
B
B29
B29C
45/00
B29C45/14
B29C45/14336
B29C2045/1445
B29C2045/1445
Molded tanks formed of multiple materials
A method of forming a molded tank configured to hold fluid in a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes providing a tank shell having a first material and creating a composite shell using a skeleton structure having a second material onto the tank shell, the second material different than the first material. The second material has a maximum operating temperature that is greater than a maximum operating temperature of the first material. Other examples methods of forming molded tanks and tanks configured to hold fluid in vehicles are also disclosed.