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US 12,679,200 B2Granted
Vehicle gaseous fuel storage system
AssigneeHyroad Networks LLC
InventorsLivio Gambone, Alex Grab, Paul Reidhead, Saravanabhavan Thanigainathan, Marco Barbi, Patrick Cibicki, Benjamin Geywitz, Philipp Konold, Matthias Morath, Juergen Spitzlberger, Angel Aranda Somolinos
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Abstract
A pressure vessel mounting system for mounting a pressure vessel to a vehicle chassis is disclosed. The system includes a deformable bracket for dissipating force, for example force applied to an end of the pressure vessel. Via use of the pressure vessel mounting system, impact damage to pressure vessels may be reduced and/or eliminated.
Claims20
A pressure vessel mounting system for mounting a pressure vessel to a vehicle chassis, the system comprising:
- a front bracket having a tank neck cavity and a front frame mounting flange;
- a rear bracket having a deformable tank mount;
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- a first outboard rail coupled to the front bracket and the rear bracket,
- wherein the front bracket and the rear bracket are substantially parallel,
- wherein the first outboard rail extends between the front bracket and the rear bracket substantially perpendicular thereto,
- wherein the deformable tank mount comprises an inboard mounting arm and an outboard mounting arm coupled to the rear bracket,
- wherein the rear bracket comprises a rear inboard bracket portion coupled to a rear outboard bracket portion, and wherein the rear inboard bracket portion comprises at least one flange coupled to the inboard mounting arm of the deformable tank mount and the rear outboard bracket portion comprises at least one flange coupled to the outboard mounting arm of the deformable tank mount.
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A vehicle chassis, comprising:
- a first frame rail substantially parallel to and spaced apart from a second frame rail;
- at least two crossmembers coupled to the first frame rail and the second frame rail;
- a gaseous fuel tank having a front neck, a rear neck, a front tank boss positioned concentrically within the front neck, and a rear tank boss positioned concentrically within the rear neck;
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- a first gaseous fuel tank mounting assembly coupled to the first frame rail, the first gaseous fuel tank mounting assembly comprising:
- a front bracket having a tank neck cavity and a front frame mounting flange;
- a rear bracket having a deformable tank mount and a rear frame mounting flange;
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- a first outboard rail coupled to the front bracket and the rear bracket,
- wherein the front frame mounting flange and the rear frame mounting flange are coupled to the first frame rail,
- wherein the front tank boss is coupled to the front bracket,
- wherein the rear tank boss is coupled to the deformable tank mount,
- wherein the front bracket and the rear bracket are substantially parallel,
- wherein the first outboard rail defines a substantially 90 degree angle where it meets each of the front bracket and the rear bracket, and
- wherein the deformable tank mount comprises an inboard mounting arm and an outboard mounting arm, and wherein the rear bracket comprises at least one flange coupled to the inboard mounting arm of the deformable tank mount and at least one flange coupled to the outboard mounting arm of the deformable tank mount.
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A hydrogen electric vehicle, comprising:
- a first frame rail substantially parallel to and spaced apart from a second frame rail;
- at least two crossmembers coupled to the first frame rail and the second frame rail;
- a gaseous fuel tank having a front neck, a rear neck, a front tank boss positioned concentrically within the front neck, and a rear tank boss positioned concentrically within the rear neck;
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- a first gaseous fuel tank mounting assembly coupled to the first frame rail and comprising a front bracket having a tank neck cavity and a front frame mounting flange, a rear bracket having a deformable tank mount and a rear frame mounting flange, and a first outboard rail coupled to the front bracket and the rear bracket,
- wherein the front frame mounting flange and the rear frame mounting flange are coupled to the first frame rail,
- wherein the front tank boss is coupled to the front bracket,
- wherein the rear tank boss is coupled to the deformable tank mount,
- wherein the front bracket and the rear bracket are substantially parallel,
- wherein the hydrogen electric vehicle is configured with a front end and a rear end defining a forward axis of motion for the hydrogen electric vehicle, and wherein the first outboard rail is substantially parallel to the forward axis of motion, and
- wherein the deformable tank mount comprises an inboard mounting arm and an outboard mounting arm, and wherein the rear bracket comprises at least one flange coupled to the inboard mounting arm of the deformable tank mount and at least one flange coupled to the outboard mounting arm of the deformable tank mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.