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EP 0357513 B1 19921223 - FUEL DISPENSER WITH A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE GAS CONTENT

Title (en)

FUEL DISPENSER WITH A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE GAS CONTENT

Publication

EP 0357513 B1 19921223 (FR)

Application

EP 89402382 A 19890831

Priority

FR 8811529 A 19880902

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4978374A] When a hydrocarbon liquid is pumped (11) for retail delivery, it is degassed by means of a vortex device (13). A control valve (21) shuts off delivery if the gas content in the degassed liquid being delivered via a main duct (16) is too high. Unlike prior systems which sense gas content only in the liquid being delivered, the present invention senses the greater gas content in the recycled gas-enriched fraction from the vortex separator device (13). This is done by means of a venturi system (19) controlling a servo-valve (25) which in turn controls the control valve (21). By using a magnified image of the gas content, the system is made more sensitive and more reliable.

IPC 1-7

B67D 5/58

IPC 8 full level

B67D 7/04 (2010.01); B67D 7/76 (2010.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B67D 7/0484 (2013.01 - EP US); B67D 7/763 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0357513 A1 19900307; EP 0357513 B1 19921223; AT E83749 T1 19930115; DE 68904015 D1 19930204; DE 68904015 T2 19930519; ES 2038429 T3 19930716; FR 2636056 A1 19900309; FR 2636056 B1 19910524; US 4978374 A 19901218

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89402382 A 19890831; AT 89402382 T 19890831; DE 68904015 T 19890831; ES 89402382 T 19890831; FR 8811529 A 19880902; US 39671989 A 19890822