Global Patent Index - EP 0576958 B1

EP 0576958 B1 19980916 - LP gas filling equipment

Title (en)

LP gas filling equipment

Title (de)

Flüssiggasfüllanlage

Title (fr)

Installation de remplissage pour GPL

Publication

EP 0576958 B1 19980916 (EN)

Application

EP 93109900 A 19930622

Priority

JP 17058092 A 19920629

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0576958A1] Disclosed is an LP gas filling equipment wherein a machine frame (10) is disposed sideways of a container rest portion (6) which is for putting a gas container (5) thereon after positioning so as to permit filling the container with a predetermined amount of gas on the basis of a metered value obtained using an electrobalance (3), and a lift member (12) which is moved vertically according to the height of the container by means of a lift drive unit (11), is disposed in the machine frame (10); a gas filling nozzle (14) to be advanced and docked with a gas filling port (5A) of the gas container (5) by means of an advance/retreat drive unit (13) is attached to the lift member (12) horizontally movably; a filling port direction modifying mechanism (15) for performing a directional positioning of the gas filling port (5A) of the gas container (5) on the container rest portion (6) with respect to the gas filling nozzle (14) and a valve opening/closing mechanism (16) for opening and closing a rotary valve (5B) projecting from an upper end of the gas filling port (5A) of the container (5) are mounted to the lift member (12). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F17C 5/00

IPC 8 full level

F17C 5/02 (2006.01); F17C 5/00 (2006.01); F17C 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

F17C 5/005 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 13/003 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2201/0109 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2201/0119 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2201/032 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2201/058 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2205/054 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2221/035 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2223/0153 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2223/033 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2227/04 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2250/032 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2250/0495 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2250/0615 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2270/059 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0576958 A1 19940105; EP 0576958 B1 19980916; CN 1080985 A 19940119; JP H06201095 A 19940719; JP H0799238 B2 19951025; KR 940000782 A 19940110; KR 960008853 B1 19960705

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93109900 A 19930622; CN 93107846 A 19930629; JP 17058092 A 19920629; KR 930011940 A 19930629