LPG tank insertion apparatus for automobiles
AssigneeKia Motors Corporation
InventorsSun-Kyu Jeon, Kook-Hyun Shim
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Abstract
An LPG tank insertion apparatus for automobiles includes a rotary column with a lift body, a support arm mounted to the lift body, an actuating cylinder hingedly connected to the support arm, and a kingpin connected to the support arm. The actuating cylinder and the kingpin are both attached to a rotating plate that rotates in response to the actuating cylinder. The rotating plate is connected to a clamping device that selectively clamps an LPG tank which, in turn, rotates in response to the actuating cylinder so that it can be inserted in an automobile trunk whose opening is smaller than the length of the tank.
Claims6
An LPG tank insertion apparatus for an automobile, comprising:
- a rotary column provided with a lift body;
- a support arm mounted to the lift body;
- a support plate connected to the support arm;
- an actuating cylinder hingedly coupled at an end thereof to the support plate;
- a rotating plate hingedly coupled to a cylinder rod of the actuating cylinder;
- a kingpin rotatably coupling an end of the support arm to the rotating plate;
- at least one clamping device mounted to the rotating plate;
- a means for selectively actuating the actuating cylinder;
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- a means for selectively clamping the at least one clamping device to an LPG tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.