Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dual-inlet valve refilling of a single fuel cylinder
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Application No.: US16777021Application Date: 2020-01-30
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Publication No.: US11649927B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Jacquelyn Birdsall
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: F17C1/08
- IPC: F17C1/08 ; F17C13/04 ; F17C5/06 ; B67D7/04

Abstract:
A fuel cylinder, such as a high-pressure fluid storage tank, is provided with dual-inlet refilling capabilities. The storage tank may include a main body section with a first domed end portion and a second domed end portion disposed at opposite portions of the main body section. A first inlet assembly and a second inlet assembly are provided at the respective first domed end portion and the second domed end portion. Each inlet assembly is configured to provide fluid communication between a supply of a high-pressure fluid and an interior of the storage tank. Each inlet assembly may include a boss and a tank valve, with each tank valve being in fluid communication with the compressed fluid receptacle. During filling of the storage tank, the high-pressure fluid travels through a compressed fluid receptacle and enters the interior of the storage tank simultaneously through each of the first and second inlet assemblies.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210239270A1 DUAL-INLET VALVE REFILLING OF A SINGLE FUEL CYLINDER Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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