Gas Filling and Distribution Head Which is Equipped with a Connection Interface and Tank Including One Such Head
AssigneeL'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorArnaud DENIS
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Abstract
The invention relates to a gas filling and distribution head which is intended to be disposed in a hole in a pressurised gas storage tank. The inventive head includes a mounting segment which is intended to be housed in the hole in the tank and an expansion segment which houses a pre-expansion device, said pre-expansion device being arranged in relation to the mounting segment such as to be housed at least partially inside the tank when the head is in the mounted position. The invention is characterised in that it includes a connection interface that is intended to co-operate removably with a control device for filling the tank with gas and/or extracting gas from same.
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1-18. (canceled)
A gas filling distribution head intended to be placed in the orifice of a pressurized-gas storage tank, the head comprising a mounting portion intended to be housed in the orifice of the tank and a pressure-regulating portion housing a pre-regulating device, the pre-regulating device being positioned relative to the mounting portion such that the pre-regulating device is housed at least partially inside the tank when the head is in the mounted position, and further comprising a connection interface intended to collaborate removably with a device for controlling the filling and/or the tapping-off of gas from the tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.