Vehicle
US9604535B2 · kind B2 · utility
3Cited by
7References
13Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/6416
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle (3) equipped with gas tanks (30a, 30b) has a common channel (34c) and branch channels (34a, 34b) that branch from the common channel (34c) to the gas tanks (30a, 30b), as a filling passageway (34) through which gas is supplied from an external gas station (2) to the gas tanks (30a, 30b). The gas tank (30a) is better in heat dissipation characteristic than the gas tank (30b). Only the branch channel (34a) that corresponds to the gas tank (30a) is provided with a shutoff valve (40) or a flow regulation valve (46) that is capable of restricting the amount of gas supplied to the gas tank (30a).
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