Apparatus and method
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09869219B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-16

    申请号:US14443618

    申请日:2013-11-19

    申请人: Castrol Limited

    摘要: A fluid reservoir system for a vehicle engine, which engine comprises a fluid circulation system, the reservoir system comprising a container for fluid, in which the container comprises at least one fluid inlet port, at least one fluid outlet port and at least one vent port and in which, each of said ports comprises a self-sealing coupling adapted to connect to a corresponding coupling on the vehicle engine to thereby connect said container in fluidic communication with the fluid circulation system of the engine and in which the reservoir system comprises at least one latch which is adapted to retain said container in fluidic communication with said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and is remotely operable to disconnect said container from said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and in which the system comprises at least one actuator which is connected to one or more of said latches and is adapted to operate said one or more latches and said container is elongate; said inlet, outlet and vent ports are located at a common first end of said container; and said at least one actuator is operable at a second end of said container, distal from said ports. Also provided is a method of supplying fluid to a vehicle engine using said fluid reservoir system.

    Replaceable Fluid Container
    3.
    发明申请
    Replaceable Fluid Container 有权
    可更换流体容器

    公开(公告)号:US20150291318A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-15

    申请号:US14443622

    申请日:2013-11-19

    申请人: CASTROL LIMITED

    摘要: A replaceable fluid container for a vehicle, the container comprising: a housing comprising a fluid reservoir; an outlet port arranged on the housing to couple the reservoir in fluidic communication with a fluid system of the vehicle for supplying fluid from the reservoir to the vehicle; an inlet port arranged on the housing to couple the reservoir in fluidic communication with the fluid system of the vehicle for receiving fluid from the engine to the reservoir; and a vent port arranged on the housing to couple the reservoir in fluidic communication with the vehicle for allowing gas to be passed into and out from the reservoir, wherein the inlet, outlet and vent ports are arranged on a common end of the housing and are arranged such that the distance between the vent port and the nearest of the inlet port and outlet port is greater than the distance between the inlet port and the outlet port.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于车辆的可替换流体容器,所述容器包括:壳体,包括流体储存器; 布置在所述壳体上的出口,以将所述储存器与所述车辆的流体系统流体连通以将所述储存器中的流体供应到所述车辆; 入口,布置在所述壳体上,以将所述储存器与所述车辆的流体系统流体连通,以将流体从所述发动机接收到所述储存器; 以及布置在所述壳体上的排气口,以将所述储存器与所述车辆流体连通地联接,以允许气体进入和离开所述储存器,其中所述入口,出口和通风口布置在所述壳体的共同端部上,并且 布置成使得通气口和最接近入口端口和出口之间的距离大于入口和出口之间的距离。

    Replaceable fluid container
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10683139B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15873891

    申请日:2018-01-17

    申请人: CASTROL LIMITED

    摘要: A replaceable fluid container for a vehicle, the container comprising: a housing comprising a fluid reservoir; an outlet port arranged on the housing to couple the reservoir in fluidic communication with a fluid system of the vehicle for supplying fluid from the reservoir to the vehicle; an inlet port arranged on the housing to couple the reservoir for receiving fluid from the engine to the reservoir; and a vent port arranged on the housing to couple the reservoir for allowing gas to be passed into and out from the reservoir, wherein the inlet, outlet and vent ports are arranged on a common end of the housing and are arranged such that the distance between the vent port and the nearest of the inlet port and outlet port is greater than the distance between the inlet port and the outlet port.

    Container, Method and Control System

    公开(公告)号:US20230064588A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17720289

    申请日:2022-04-13

    申请人: Castrol Limited

    IPC分类号: F01M11/04 F01M1/18 B60R16/023

    摘要: A replaceable fluid container for an engine comprising: a reservoir for holding a fluid; a fluid coupling adapted to provide fluidic communication between the reservoir and a fluid circulation system of an engine; and a data provider arranged such that positioning the container to permit fluidic communication between the reservoir and the fluid circulation system of the engine arranges the data provider for data communication with an engine control device of the engine. There is also provided a method of facilitating control of an engine and an engine control system, apparatus and a vehicle.

    Fluid system and method
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10577991B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-03

    申请号:US15312907

    申请日:2014-05-21

    申请人: Castrol Limited

    摘要: A method is described of supplying liquid to a liquid delivery system in a vehicle. A a replaceable liquid container including a reservoir containing liquid is releasably coupled in the vehicle to provide fluidic communication between the reservoir and a liquid delivery system of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle. The method includes the steps of: (i) prior to establishing liquid communication between the reservoir and the liquid delivery system of a selected vehicle, communicating with a data carrier carried by the container and determining data associated with at least one of the container and its contents; and (ii) using the data in an analysis of suitability of the container and/or content of the container for the selected vehicle and generating a suitability output, and (iii) establishing liquid communication between the reservoir and liquid delivery system of the selected vehicle in dependence on the suitability output.