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US 12,024,012 B2Granted
Vehicle and measurement method
AssigneeBundesrepublik Deutschland, vertreten durch die Bundesministerin für Wirtschaft und Energie
InventorsGeorg W. Mair, André Schoppa, Mariusz Szczepaniak
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Abstract
A vehicle (100, 200, 300, 400) includes a chassis (110, 210, 310, 410), a gas storage tank (120, 220, 320, 420) for a gas, and a gas storage tank (120, 220, 320, 420) arranged between the chassis (110, 210, 310, 410) and the gas storage tank (120, 220, 320, 420) and connected to the chassis (110, 210, 310, 410) and the gas storage tank (120, 220, 320, 420), the first weighing device (140, 240, 340, 440) being arranged to measure a force exerted by the gas storage tank (120, 220, 320, 420) on the first weighing device (140, 240, 340, 440).
Claims19
A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a gas storage tank for a gas;
- and
- a first weighing device arranged between the chassis and the gas storage tank and connected to the chassis and the gas storage tank, the first weighing device being configured to measure a force exerted by the gas storage tank on the first weighing device, wherein the gas storage tank is at least substantially cylindrical, comprises a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and/or comprises a longitudinal axis, wherein the second end of the gas storage tank is movably mounted in the direction of its longitudinal axis, wherein the second end of the gas storage tank is rotatably mounted about an at least substantially horizontally oriented first axis, wherein the first end and/or the second end are connected to a respective flexible and/or displaceable pressure pipe, wherein the gas storage tank rests on the first weighing device, wherein a first end of the gas storage tank rests on the first weighing device, and/or wherein the second end is arranged opposite the first end in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a gas storage tank for a gas;
- and
- a first weighing device arranged between the chassis and the gas storage tank and connected to the chassis and the gas storage tank, the first weighing device being configured to measure a force exerted by the gas storage tank on the first weighing device, wherein the vehicle comprises a bearing arrangement for the gas storage tank connected to the chassis, and/or wherein the first weighing device forms part of a bearing arrangement for the gas storage tank, wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a first bearing block connected to said first end, wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a first linear guide for the first bearing block, wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a second bearing block connected to said second end, wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a second linear guide for the second bearing block, wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a first spring capable of exerting a spring bias on the first bearing block in the direction of the first weighing device, wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a first damper for damping a movement of the first bearing block in a direction of movement of the first linear guide, wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a first spring damper unit for influencing the movement of the first bearing block in the direction of movement of the first linear guide, wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a second spring capable of exerting a spring bias on the second bearing block in the direction of the second weighing device, wherein the bearing arrangement comprising a second damper for damping a movement of the second bearing block in a direction of movement of the second linear guide, and/or wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a second spring-damper unit for influencing the movement of the second bearing block in the direction of movement of the second linear guide.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a gas storage tank for a gas;
- and
- a first weighing device arranged between the chassis and the gas storage tank and connected to the chassis and the gas storage tank, the first weighing device being configured to measure a force exerted by the gas storage tank on the first weighing device, wherein a bearing arrangement for the gas storage tank is configured to be temporarily fixed and/or stiffened, wherein the bearing arrangement for the gas storage tank is implemented such that a first end of the gas storage tank is configured to be temporarily fixed and/or stiffened in a working direction of the first weighing device, and/or wherein the bearing arrangement for the gas storage tank is implemented such that a second end of the gas storage tank is configured to be temporarily fixed and/or stiffened in a working direction of the second weighing device.
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A measuring method, the method comprising:
- determining a first measured value with a first weighing device of a vehicle, the vehicle further comprising a chassis and a gas storage tank, wherein the first weighing device is connected to the chassis and the gas storage tank, and configured to measure a force exerted by the gas storage tank on the first weighing device;
- and
- using the first measured value to calculate a weight of the gas storage tank of the vehicle and/or a weight of a gas filling of the gas storage tank, wherein the determining of the first measured value is carried out several times while the vehicle is stationary, during a filling of the gas storage tank with a gas from a filled gas buffer storage tank, and/or during a filling of a gas buffer storage tank with a gas stored in the gas storage tank or while driving, wherein the determining of the first measured value is carried out taking into account measured data on an acceleration in the direction of acceleration due to gravity, and/or wherein the respective first measured value is only determined and/or taken into account if the measured data for the acceleration are below a predetermined threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.