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US 12,374,706 B2Granted
Nozzle heating device and fluid charging system
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsDae Nyung Lee, Ji Hye Park
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a nozzle heating device including a heating cover configured to cover a periphery of a nozzle configured to supply a charging fluid, and an induction heating unit disposed in the heating cover and configured to heat the nozzle by induction heating, thereby effectively inhibiting freezing of the nozzle.
Claims19
A nozzle heating device comprising:
- a heating cover configured to cover a periphery of a nozzle configured to supply a charging fluid;
- and
- an induction heating unit disposed in the heating cover and configured to heat the nozzle by induction heating;
- wherein the heating cover comprises:
- a first cover member configured to cover a part of the periphery of the nozzle;
- and
- a second cover member configured to cover a remaining other part of the periphery of the nozzle,
- wherein the first and second cover members collectively define a ring shape that surrounds the entire periphery of the nozzle,
- wherein the induction heating unit is provided in plural, and
- wherein the plurality of the induction heating units are respectively disposed in the first and second cover members.
7 more elements
A nozzle heating device comprising:
- a heating cover configured to cover a periphery of a nozzle configured to supply a charging fluid;
- and
- an induction heating unit disposed in the heating cover and configured to heat the nozzle by induction heating,
- wherein the nozzle comprises:
- a nozzle body configured to be connected to a receptacle disposed in a subject;
- a gripping unit connected to the nozzle body and configured to be selectively locked to a peripheral surface of the receptacle;
- and
- a nozzle cover configured to surround the periphery of the nozzle body, a periphery of the gripping unit, and a periphery of the receptacle.
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A fluid charging system comprising:
- a nozzle configured to be connected to a receptacle disposed in a subject, the nozzle being configured to supply a charging fluid;
- a heating cover configured to cover a periphery of the nozzle and a periphery of the receptacle;
- and
- an induction heating unit disposed in the heating cover and configured to heat the nozzle and the receptacle by induction heating.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.