Expansion tank
US11225901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01P11/02
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An expansion tank, includes: a tank main body defining a storage chamber storing a coolant liquid therein; multiple partition walls provided in the tank main body to divide the storage chamber into multiple division chambers including an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, the partition walls being formed with communication holes for bringing adjacent ones of the division chambers into communication with each other; a coolant liquid inlet portion that is provided on the tank main body and is open to the inlet chamber; a coolant liquid outlet portion that has an outlet opening in a depression formed in a bottom of the tank main body and is open to the outlet chamber; and a barrier wall extending from a side wall of the tank main body or one of the partition walls into the depression.
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