Vehicle fluid distribution system, associated fluid dispenser and fluid ejection process using such a system
AssigneeA. Raymond Et Cie
InventorsUrs Grether, Stéphane Baron
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Abstract
A system for distributing a fluid in a vehicle, comprising: a plurality n of independent fluid ejection devices; a plurality n−1 of distributors, each having an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet and being configured to establish a fluid connection either between the inlet and the first outlet or between the inlet and the second outlet; the inlet of a first distributor being connected to a pump connected to a fluid reservoir; each independent ejection device being connected to an outlet of a distributor; at least one outlet of a distributor being connected to the inlet of a subsequent distributor.
Claims15
A system for distributing a fluid in a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality n of independent fluid ejection devices;
- no more than n−1 distributors, each having an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet and being configured to establish a fluid connection either between the inlet and the first outlet, or between the inlet and the second outlet, respectively, in an initial state and in a switched state, each ejection device being connected to an outlet of a distributor;
- the inlet of a first distributor being connected to a pump connected to a fluid reservoir;
- and
- wherein at least one outlet of a distributor is connected to the inlet of a subsequent distributor;
- and
- wherein each distributor comprises an electrical connector for controlling switching between the initial state and the switched state, and each distributor is configured to automatically switch from its switched state to its initial state, without electrical control, when a fluid pressure in the distribution system is lower than a predetermined pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.