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US 9,869,219 B2Granted
Apparatus and method
AssigneeCastrol Limited
InventorsAndrew Philip Barnes, Peter Stuart Brett, Steven Paul Goodier, Mark O'Malley
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AssigneeCastrol Limited
InventorsAndrew Philip Barnes, Peter Stuart Brett, Steven Paul Goodier, Mark O'Malley
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A fluid reservoir system for a vehicle engine, which engine comprises a fluid circulation system, the reservoir system comprising a container for fluid, in which the container comprises at least one fluid inlet port, at least one fluid outlet port and at least one vent port and in which, each of said ports comprises a self-sealing coupling adapted to connect to a corresponding coupling on the vehicle engine to thereby connect said container in fluidic communication with the fluid circulation system of the engine and in which the reservoir system comprises at least one latch which is adapted to retain said container in fluidic communication with said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and is remotely operable to disconnect said container from said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and in which the system comprises at least one actuator which is connected to one or more of said latches and is adapted to operate said one or more latches and said container is elongate; said inlet, outlet and vent ports are located at a common first end of said container; and said at least one actuator is operable at a second end of said container, distal from said ports. Also provided is a method of supplying fluid to a vehicle engine using said fluid reservoir system.
A fluid reservoir system for a vehicle engine, which the engine comprises a fluid circulation system, the reservoir system comprising a container for fluid, in which the container comprises at least one fluid inlet port, at least one fluid outlet port and at least one vent port and in which, each of said ports comprises a self-sealing coupling that connects to a corresponding coupling on the vehicle engine to thereby connect said container in fluidic communication with the fluid circulation system of the engine and in which the reservoir system comprises one or more latches that retains said container in fluidic communication with said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and is remotely operable to disconnect said container from said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and in which the reservoir system comprises at least one actuator which is connected to said one or more latches and that operates said one or more latches;
A fluid reservoir system for an apparatus, which the apparatus comprises a fluid system, the reservoir system comprising a container for fluid, in which the container comprises at least one fluid port, and in which, said at least one port comprises a self-sealing coupling that connects to a corresponding coupling on the apparatus to thereby connect said container in fluidic communication with the fluid system of the apparatus and in which the reservoir system comprises one or more latches that retains said container in fluidic communication with said apparatus fluid system and is remotely operable to disconnect said container from said apparatus fluid system and in which the reservoir system comprises at least one actuator which is connected to said one or more latches and that operates said one or more latches;
A fluid reservoir system for an apparatus, which the apparatus comprises a fluid circulation system, the reservoir system comprising a container for fluid, in which the container comprises at least one fluid inlet port, at least one fluid outlet port and at least one vent port and in which, each of said ports comprises a self-sealing coupling that connects to a corresponding coupling on the vehicle engine to thereby connect said container in fluidic communication with the fluid circulation system of the engine and in which the reservoir system comprises one or more latches that retains said container in fluidic communication with said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and is remotely operable to disconnect said container from said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and in which the reservoir system comprises at least one actuator which is connected to said one or more latches and that operates said one or more latches;
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