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US 12,031,673 · App. 17/931,983 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Method for manufacturing tank unit

Inventors: Chiaki Kataoka (Nagakute, JP); Osamu Sawai (Okazaki, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,031,673
App. No.
17/931,983
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a tank unit includes performing a pressure resistance inspection on each of a plurality of high pressure tanks before connecting the high pressure tanks, and connecting a gas flow path to the high pressure tanks that have passed the pressure resistance inspection.

Claims (10)

1. A method for manufacturing a tank unit, comprising:

performing a pressure resistance inspection on each of a plurality of high pressure tanks before connecting the high pressure tanks; and

connecting a gas flow path to the high pressure tanks that have passed the pressure resistance inspection, wherein

each of the high pressure tanks has an opening in a top and a bottom of each of the high pressure tanks,

the opening in the bottom is sealed with a plug and a liquid is injected through the opening in the top into each of the high pressure tanks to perform the pressure resistance inspection,

after the plug is removed and inside of each of the high pressure tanks is dried, an end cap is attached to the opening in the bottom, and

the end cap of each of the high pressure tanks is fitted in a bottom connector to connect the high pressure tanks.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the tops of the high pressure tanks are connected by a top connector when connecting the gas flow path to the high pressure tanks, and

all the high pressure tanks are contained in a smallest rectangular parallelepiped containing the bottom connector and the top connector.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2022
From: KATAOKA, CHIAKI; SAWAI, OSAMU
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 061089/0768 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-163387 · Oct 4, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230103573A1 · Apr 6, 2023
Cited By (1)
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