IP Library Granted Patent US 10,794,542
Granted Patent B2
US 10,794,542 · App. 16/255,225 · Granted Oct 6, 2020

High pressure tank structure

Inventors: Naoki Ogiwara (Wako, JP); Kazuo Miyagawa (Wako, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,794,542
App. No.
16/255,225
Granted
Oct 6, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high pressure tank structure includes a high pressure tank, a pressure relief device, and a heat-resistant plate. The high pressure tank is capable of storing a fluid on an inside of a resin-made liner covered with a reinforced layer. The pressure relief device, when heated to a certain activating temperature, reduces an internal pressure of the high pressure tank. The heat-resistant plate is integrally attached to the high pressure tank, so as to be disposed facing the reinforced layer which is positioned at least on a bottom surface side when mounted in a mounting body.

Claims (18)

1. A high pressure tank structure comprising:

a high pressure tank configured to store a fluid on an inside of a resin-made liner covered with a reinforced layer, said tank having a cylindrical trunk section and two dome-like sections that are respectively formed on opposite sides of the trunk section in an axial direction;

a pair of pressure relief devices configured to reduce an internal pressure of the high pressure tank when heated to a certain activating temperature, with a respective one of said pressure relief devices disposed on each of the dome-like sections; and

a heat-resistant plate integrally attached to the high pressure tank and disposed facing the reinforced layer, the heat-resistant plate comprising a base portion which is configured to be positioned on a bottom surface side of the tank when mounted in a mounting body;

wherein the heat-resistant plate is attached to the tank in at least two places.

2. The high pressure tank structure according to claim 1 , wherein the heat-resistant plate is attached to the high pressure tank via protective members, each of the protective members covering at least a trunk section side of a respective one of the dome-like sections.

3. The high pressure tank structure according to claim 1 , wherein the heat-resistant plate is attached to the high pressure tank via an installing section, the installing section configured to install the pressure relief device in a pressure relief communicating hole that communicates between the inside and an outside of the liner.

4. The high pressure tank structure according to claim 1 , wherein the heat-resistant plate is attached to the high pressure tank via a partitioning wall section configured to cover at least a part of a cap, the cap including a supplying and discharging hole configured to supply and discharge the fluid to and from the liner.

5. The high pressure tank structure according to claim 1 , wherein the heat-resistant plate is disposed in a place configured to be exposed to a flame, in a flame exposure test for confirming operation of the pressure relief device.

6. A high pressure tank structure that includes a high pressure tank configured to store a fluid on an inside of a resin-made liner covered with a reinforced layer, said high pressure tank structure comprising:

a pressure relief device configured to reduce an internal pressure of the high pressure tank when heated to a certain activating temperature; and

a heat-resistant plate integrally attached to the high pressure tank and disposed facing the reinforced layer, the reinforced layer comprising a base portion which is configured to be positioned on a bottom surface side when mounted in a mounting body;

wherein the liner and the reinforced layer include a cylindrical trunk section and dome-like sections that are respectively formed on opposite sides of the trunk section in an axial direction, and

the heat-resistant plate is attached to the high pressure tank via protective members, each of the protective members covering at least a trunk section side of a respective one of the dome-like sections.

7. A high pressure tank structure that includes a high pressure tank configured to store a fluid on an inside of a resin-made liner covered with a reinforced layer, said high pressure tank structure comprising:

a pressure relief device configured to reduce an internal pressure of the high pressure tank when heated to a certain activating temperature; and

a heat-resistant plate integrally attached to the high pressure tank and disposed facing the reinforced layer, the reinforced layer comprising a base portion which is configured to be positioned on a bottom surface side when mounted in a mounting body;

wherein the heat-resistant plate is attached to the high pressure tank via a partitioning wall section configured to cover at least a part of a cap, the cap including a supplying and discharging hole configured to supply and discharge the fluid to and from the liner.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: OGIWARA, NAOKI; MIYAGAWA, KAZUO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-010491 · Jan 25, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190226641A1 · Jul 25, 2019