Global Patent Index - EP 2655114 A4

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

EP 2655114 A4 20160330 (EN)

Application

EP 10861009 A 20101221

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)

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