Hydrogen discharge system for a truck and truck comprising such system
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorThomas Justin
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Abstract
Hydrogen discharge system for a truck and truck comprising such system The invention concerns a hydrogen discharge system (14) for a truck, this system comprising a pipe (16) provided with at least one discharge opening (162), a deflector (18), that is rotatably mounted with respect to the pipe and that includes a vent, for venting hydrogen exiting through the discharge opening. The system further includes a balancing weight (22) secured to the deflector (18), so as to maintain the deflector in a configuration wherein the vent is facing upwards with respect to the ground, in order to always discharge hydrogen upwards relative to the ground.
Claims15
A hydrogen discharge system for a truck, the system comprising:
- a pipe provided with at least one discharge opening,
- a deflector rotatably mounted with respect to the pipe and including a vent for venting hydrogen exiting through the discharge opening, and
- a balancing weight secured to the deflector to maintain the deflector in a configuration wherein the vent is facing upwards with respect to the ground to discharge hydrogen upwards relative to the ground.
A truck comprising a hydrogen discharge system, the hydrogen discharge system comprising:
- a pipe provided with at least one discharge opening,
- a deflector rotatably mounted with respect to the pipe and including a vent for venting hydrogen exiting through the discharge opening, and
- a balancing weight secured to the deflector to maintain the deflector in a configuration wherein the vent is facing upwards with respect to the ground to discharge hydrogen upwards relative to the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.