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Pressure vessel system for a vehicle

US11662064B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Lorenz EHGARTNER · Ebersberg, DE
Timo Gutmann · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Leander KOEGL · Vagen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	May 30, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/40
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pressure vessel system for a vehicle includes a pressure vessel and a fuel line. The system also includes a blocking unit which, in an inoperative state, prevents fuel from passing out of the pressure vessel into the fuel line. A control unit for the blocking unit is designed, under the action of electrical energy, to transfer the blocking unit from the inoperative state into an active state in which fuel can pass out of the pressure vessel into the fuel line. Furthermore, the system includes an electrically conducting connection to an electrical system of the vehicle via which electrical energy can be provided for controlling the blocking unit. In addition, the system includes an access interface unit via which electrical energy for controlling the blocking unit can be provided from an external energy supply if no electrical energy is available from the electrical system of the vehicle.

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