Cryogenic liquid storage apparatus
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsKwi Seong Jeong, Se Kwon Jung, Dae Jun Chang, Hyun Jun Park, Se Hoon Kim
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Abstract
A cryogenic liquid storage apparatus includes an inner container configured to store a cryogenic liquid, an inner holder disposed at the inner container, an outer container that surrounds the inner container, an outer holder disposed at the outer container, and a support wire that is a single body defining a closed-loop shape passing through the outer holder and the inner holder. The support wire is configured to support the inner container with respect to the outer container.
Claims15
A cryogenic liquid storage apparatus comprising:
- an inner container configured to store a cryogenic liquid;
- an inner holder disposed at the inner container;
- an outer container that surrounds the inner container;
- an outer holder disposed at the outer container;
- and
- a support wire that is a single body defining a continuous closed-loop shape that continuously passes through the outer holder and the inner holder, the support wire being configured to support the inner container with respect to the outer container,
- wherein the inner holder comprises a plurality of inner holder members that are circumferentially spaced apart from one another and arranged about an axis of the inner container,
- wherein the support wire passes through the plurality of inner holder members,
- wherein each of the plurality of inner holder members comprises an inner holder body that defines an inner holder accommodation portion accommodating the support wire, and
- wherein the inner holder accommodation portion comprises an inner curved seating portion that is in contact with the support wire and recessed from an inner surface of the inner holder body in a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the support wire.
A cryogenic liquid storage apparatus comprising:
- an inner container configured to store a cryogenic liquid;
- an inner holder disposed at the inner container;
- an outer container that surrounds the inner container;
- an outer holder disposed at the outer container;
- and
- a support wire that is a single body defining a closed-loop shape passing through the outer holder and the inner holder, the support wire being configured to support the inner container with respect to the outer container,
- wherein the inner holder comprises a plurality of inner holder members that are circumferentially spaced apart from one another and arranged about an axis of the inner container,
- wherein the support wire passes through the plurality of inner holder members and has a circular cross-section,
- wherein each of the plurality of inner holder members comprises an inner holder body that defines an inner holder accommodation portion accommodating the support wire, and
- wherein the inner holder accommodation portion comprises an inner curved seating portion that is in contact with the support wire and recessed from an inner surface of the inner holder body in a semicircular cross-sectional shape corresponding to a curvature of the support wire.
A cryogenic liquid storage apparatus comprising:
- an inner container configured to store a cryogenic liquid;
- an inner holder disposed at the inner container;
- an outer container that surrounds the inner container;
- an outer holder disposed at the outer container;
- and
- a support wire that is a single body defining a continuous closed-loop shape that continuously passes through the outer holder and the inner holder, the support wire being configured to support the inner container with respect to the outer container,
- wherein the outer holder comprises a plurality of outer holder members that are circumferentially spaced apart from one another and arranged about an axis of the inner container,
- wherein the support wire passes through the plurality of outer holder members, and
- wherein at least any one of the plurality of outer holder members is configured to move relative to the outer container in a direction toward or away from a center of the outer container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.