IP Library Granted Patent US 12,092,264
Granted Patent B2
US 12,092,264 · App. 17/808,618 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Tank holding device

Inventor: Manabu Fujii (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
F17C1/06F17C13/084B60K15/067B60K15/07F17C2201/0109F17C2203/012F17C2205/0153F17C2221/012F17C2270/0168
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Patent No.
US 12,092,264
App. No.
17/808,618
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tank holding device includes a band configured to tighten a hydrogen tank. The band includes a band-shaped base portion extending along an outer circumference of the hydrogen tank, and a plurality of pressing portions projecting from both sides of the base portion in a width direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the base portion and configured to apply a pressing force to an outer peripheral surface of the hydrogen tank by elastically deforming in abutment against the outer peripheral surface of the hydrogen tank. At least an elastic member is provided in a gap between the band and the hydrogen tank to fill the gap.

Claims (13)

1. A tank holding device comprising:

a band configured to tighten a tank, wherein the band includes

a band-shaped base portion extending along an outer circumference of the tank, and

a plurality of pressing portions projecting from both sides of the band-shaped base portion in a width direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the band-shaped base portion and configured to apply a pressing force to an outer peripheral surface of the tank by elastically deforming in abutment against a slide plate; and

at least an elastic member provided in a gap between the band and the tank to fill the gap,

wherein

the slide plate is interposed between each of the pressing portions and the outer peripheral surface of the tank, and

the slide plate includes a body extending along the outer peripheral surface of the tank, and a left standing portion and a right standing portion standing at both ends of the body in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

2. The tank holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is a closed cell foam.

3. The tank holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is made of urethane.

4. The tank holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is configured to limit deformation of the pressing portions to a specified amount.

5. The tank holding device according to claim 1 , wherein a metal member is provided inside the elastic member.

6. The tank holding device according to claim 1 , wherein a hard resin member is provided inside the elastic member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2022
From: FUJII, MANABU
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 060301/0925 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-108509 · Jun 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230003342A1 · Jan 5, 2023
Cited By (1)
US 12,429,174