Multi-compartment liquid reservoir for a motor vehicle
US11143088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01P2050/24
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Multi-compartment liquid reservoir (10), for a motor vehicle, including a first fluid compartment (14) equipped with a fluid inlet (18) and with a fluid outlet (22), and a second fluid compartment (16) equipped with a fluid inlet (20) and with a fluid outlet (24), the reservoir including a liquid-filling neck (12) and the compartments in fluid communication via at least one passage (30) allowing one of the compartments to be filled via the other of the compartments, the reservoir further including at least one shut-off system (44), able to move between a first position of opening of the at least one passage and a position of closure of the at least one passage, wherein the shut-off system is configured to adopt the first position by default and in the free state, and to be urged into the second position when the reservoir is in operation.
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