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US 7,073,525 B2Granted
Multi-tank connecting device for liquefied petroleum injection vehicle
AssigneeKia Motors Corporation
InventorChan-Bok Chung
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Abstract
A multi-tank connecting device has a main tank with a fuel pump and one or more auxiliary tanks. A fuel pipe connects the main tank and the auxiliary tank and allows fuel to flow between the main tank and the auxiliary tank. A fuel isolating device closes the fuel pipe when the vehicle ascends or descends a slope. The auxiliary tank is disposed lower than the main tank. The fuel isolating device includes a ball, a panel attached to a rod, a spring attached to the panel, a switch, a throttle valve actuator, and a throttle valve.
Claims2
A multi-tank connecting device for an LPI vehicle, comprising:
- a main tank having a fuel pump therein;
- one or more auxiliary tanks;
- a fuel pipe connecting said main tank and said auxiliary tank that allows fuel to flow between said main tank and said auxiliary tank;
- and
- a fuel isolating device closing said fuel pipe when the vehicle ascends or descends on a slope and said auxiliary tank is disposed lower than said main tank, wherein said fuel isolating device comprises:
- a housing containing a passage slanted at a certain degree;
- a ball placed inside said passage;
- a panel slidably installed in said passage and attached at the rear to a rod;
- a spring returning said panel toward said ball;
- a switch that, when contacting said rod, due to said ball's rolling onto and applying pressure on said panel when the vehicle ascends a slope, turns on;
- a throttle valve configured to open and close said fuel pipe;
- and
- a throttle valve actuator closing said fuel pipe by activating said throttle valve when said switch is turned on.
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