Gaseous fuel vehicle and automatic vent system
US7337799B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/6855
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle (1) equipped with a tank (2) for storage of a fluid under pressure on the vehicle, the tank being connected to at least one vent channel (3 and 33), the vent channel leading to a discharge orifice (34), the vent channel being connected to the tank by means of at least one safety valve, wherein in that the safety valve is a thermal release valve (5), normally closed and capable of opening spontaneously under the effect of a rise in temperature, the safety valve being installed in a predefined zone of the vehicle and the discharge orifice being remote from the predefined zone.
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