Vehicle provided with a shock-absorbing device for a gas tank
AssigneeStellantis Auto SAS
InventorsZlatina Dimitrova, Marc Peru
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising: —gas tanks (12), such as hydrogen tanks, and a tray (13) for receiving the gas tanks (12) comprising a frame (15) formed by side members (16) and side flanges (17), said vehicle further comprising a shock-absorbing device (21) arranged at least between one side flange (17) of the tray (13) for receiving the gas tanks (12) and at least one portion of a side face of a gas tank (12) and/or between at least two portions of two side faces of two adjacent gas tanks (12), so as to be able to at least partially absorb by buckling an impact of the vehicle.
Claims12
A vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising:
- gas tanks, such as hydrogen tanks, and
- a tray for receiving the gas tanks, said tray comprising elongate longitudinal members and side flanges which, in combination, define a frame, and
- a shock-absorbing device arranged at least between a side flange of the tray for receiving gas tanks and at least a portion of a side face of a gas tank and/or between at least two portions of two side faces of two adjacent gas tanks, said shock-absorbing device comprising a hollow body adapted to at least partially absorb an impact sustained by the vehicle.
A vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising:
- gas tanks, such as hydrogen tanks, and
- a tray for receiving the gas tanks comprising a frame formed by side members and side flanges, wherein said vehicle further comprises a shock-absorbing device arranged at least between a side flange of the tray for receiving gas tanks and at least a portion of a side face of a gas tank and/or between at least two portions of two side faces of two adjacent gas tanks, so as to be able to at least partially absorb an impact sustained by the vehicle,
- wherein the shock-absorbing device comprises at least one attached side element arranged between a side flange of the tray and at least a portion of a side face of a gas tank and at least one attached intermediate element arranged between at least two portions of two side faces of two adjacent gas tanks, the attached side element and the attached intermediate element being elements distinct from one another, and
- wherein the attached side element and/or the attached intermediate element comprise(s) at least one duct passage orifice.
A vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising:
- gas tanks, such as hydrogen tanks, and
- a tray for receiving the gas tanks comprising a frame formed by side members and side flanges, wherein said vehicle further comprises a shock-absorbing device arranged at least between a side flange of the tray for receiving gas tanks and at least a portion of a side face of a gas tank and/or between at least two portions of two side faces of two adjacent gas tanks, so as to be able to at least partially absorb an impact sustained by the vehicle;
- wherein the shock-absorbing device comprises:
- a hollow body in which ribs forming a plurality of hollow cells are arranged, or
- a hollow body in which a plurality of spheres having a lattice structure are arranged;
- or
- a hollow body in which a plurality of cylinders having a lattice structure are arranged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.