US 12,474,018 B2 · Fuel supply apparatus and fuel supply method

Abstract

A fuel supply apparatus includes a plurality of supply systems; a supply control device provided in each of the supply systems; a supply pipe communicating each of the supply systems and each of rear facilities; a supply member interposed in the supply pipe and connected to each of the supply control devices; and a supply hose connected to the supply pipe, the supply hose having a supply nozzle at its tip, wherein the supply control device includes: a function of determining whether or not communication filling is established in one side of the supply system/or the other side of the supply system; and when communication filling is not established in the supply system on the one side and communication filling is established in the supply system on the other side, a function of supplying using vehicle side data in the supply system on the other side.

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Dependent claims

A fuel supply apparatus comprising:

a plurality of supply systems;
a supply control device provided in each of the supply systems;
a supply pipe communicating each of the supply systems and rear facilities;
a supply member interposed in the supply pipe and connected to each of the supply control devices;
and
a supply hose connected to the supply pipe, said supply hose having a supply nozzle,
wherein each supply control device includes:
a function of determining whether or not communication filling is established in all of the supply systems;
and
when communication filling is not established in at least one of the plurality of supply systems and communication filling is established in at least one of the plurality of supply systems, a function of supplying using vehicle side data in the at least one of the plurality of supply systems for which communication filling is established.

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A fuel supply method used for a fuel supply apparatus including:

a plurality of supply systems;
a supply control device provided in each of the supply systems;
a supply pipe for communicating each of the supply systems and rear facilities;
a supply member interposed in the supply pipe and connected to each of the supply control devices;
and a supply hose connected to the supply pipe, said supply hose having a supply nozzle, said fuel supply method comprising the steps of:
determining whether or not communication filling is established in one side of the supply system and/or the other side of the supply system;
and
when communication filling is not established in at least one of the plurality of supply systems and communication filling is established in at least one of the plurality of supply systems, supplying using vehicle side data in the at least one of the plurality of supply systems for which communication filling is established.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Fuel supply apparatus and fuel supply method

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