Filler head allowing a reliable refilling without spitting
AssigneesPlastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKeita Takahashi, Yasunari Tsuzuku
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AssigneesPlastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKeita Takahashi, Yasunari Tsuzuku
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A filler head for a storage system includes a body to be mounted inclined according to a predetermined angle regarding the gravity direction, called the filling direction, and including a main part closed by a cover part so as to form a cavity in which a separating device is received, the filler head being configured to receive, in a cylindrical wall of the separating device extending around the filling direction, a distribution nozzle of a fluid with an automatic stop sensor to prevent overfilling of the filler head, the separating device being arranged to improve the partitioning of a flow coming from a venting line and the flow going to the filling line. The separating device further includes a flange, protruding transversally from the outside surface of the cylindrical wall and mounted in the cavity upstream of the sensor of the nozzle when received in the cylindrical wall.
A filler head for a storage system comprising a body to be mounted inclined according to a predetermined angle regarding the gravity direction, called the filling direction, and including a main part closed by a cover part so as to form a cavity in which a separating device is received, the filler head being configured to receive, in a cylindrical wall of the separating device extending around the filling direction, a distribution nozzle of a fluid with an automatic stop sensor to prevent overfilling of the filler head, the filler head being configured to be connected to a filling line and a venting line of a fluid tank and the separating device being arranged to improve the partitioning of the flow coming from the venting line and the flow going to the filling line, the separating device further comprising at least one flange, protruding transversally from the outside surface of the cylindrical wall and mounted in the cavity upstream of the sensor of the nozzle when received in the cylindrical wall and considering the filling direction, so as to ensure the fluid outgoing from the nozzle present in the filler head has limited possibility to spit back from the filler head without affecting the sensor work,
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