EP 2655114 A4 20160330 - A TANK ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE TANK ARRANGEMENT
Title (en)
A TANK ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE TANK ARRANGEMENT
Title (de)
TANKANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINER TANKANORDNUNG EINES FAHRZEUGS
Title (fr)
AGENCEMENT DE RÉSERVOIRS ET PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION D'UN AGENCEMENT DE RÉSERVOIRS DE VÉHICULE
Publication
Application
Priority
SE 2010000312 W 20101221
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012087185A1] Disclosed is a tank arrangement (100) for a vehicle, particularly a truck, comprising at least a first fuel tank (10) and a second fuel tank (20) which are connected by a balancing pipe (30), and a one way valve, such as a check valve, (32) which is arranged in the balancing pipe (30) between the at least two tanks (10, 20) for allowing a flow direction from the second tank (20) to the first tank (10) and blocking a flow in the reverse direction, wherein the tank arrangement (100) further comprises an air pressure regulation system (40) that regulates an air pressure of the first fuel tank (10) and/or an air pressure of the second fuel tank (20) so that the air pressure in the first fuel tank (10) is lower than the air pressure in the second fuel tank (20), as well as a vehicle comprising such a tank arrangement (100) and a method for operating such a tank arrangement (100).
IPC 8 full level
B60K 15/03 (2006.01); F02M 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B60K 15/035 (2013.01); F02M 37/0088 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03138 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] WO 2010068149 A1 20100617 - VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB [SE], et al
- [Y] JP S62279124 A 19871204 - TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
- [A] US 5197443 A 19930330 - HODGKINS DAVID H [US]
- [A] JP S51148120 A 19761220 - SHIYATAI KOUGIYOU KK
- [A] US 4930537 A 19900605 - FARMER DANIEL J [US]
- See references of WO 2012087185A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2012087185 A1 20120628; AU 2010365849 A1 20130613; AU 2010365849 B2 20151224; BR 112013015836 A2 20170627; CN 103269892 A 20130828; EP 2655114 A1 20131030; EP 2655114 A4 20160330
DOCDB simple family (application)
SE 2010000312 W 20101221; AU 2010365849 A 20101221; BR 112013015836 A 20101221; CN 201080070886 A 20101221; EP 10861009 A 20101221