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Granted Patent B2
US 12,736,186 · App. 18/867,556 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Fuel gas tank and fuel gas tank system

Inventors: Jochen Wessner (Esslingen, DE); Martin Katz (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
F17C13/026F17C2205/0323F17C2250/0439
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,736,186
App. No.
18/867,556
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a fuel gas tank ( 1 ) for a fuel gas tank system, said fuel gas tank comprising: a storage volume ( 3 ) which is enclosed by a wall ( 2 ) and can be filled with fuel gas via a tank line ( 4 ) having an integrated tank valve ( 5 ); and a temperature sensor ( 6 ) for sensing the temperature in the fuel gas tank ( 1 ), wherein the temperature sensor ( 6 ) is located outside the storage volume ( 3 ) and thermally connected to the storage volume ( 3 ) via a thermal conductor ( 7 ) projecting into the storage volume ( 3 ). The invention also relates to a fuel gas tank system comprising at least one fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to the invention.

Claims (11)

1 . A fuel gas tank ( 1 ) for a fuel gas tank system, having a storage volume ( 3 ) which is enclosed by a wall ( 2 ) and can be filled with fuel gas via a tank line ( 4 ) with an integrated tank valve ( 5 ), and having a temperature sensor ( 6 ) for sensing the temperature in the fuel gas tank ( 1 ), wherein the temperature sensor ( 6 ) is located outside the storage volume ( 3 ) and is thermally connected to the storage volume ( 3 ) via a thermal conductor ( 7 ) projecting into the storage volume ( 3 ).

2 . The fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein a section of the thermal conductor ( 7 ) projecting into the storage volume ( 3 ) has an axial length (L) which is measured parallel to a longitudinal axis (A) of the fuel gas tank ( 1 ).

3 . The fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the tank line ( 4 ) ends in a pipe ( 8 ) which projects into the storage volume ( 3 ) and forms an outlet opening ( 9 ) for the fuel gas.

4 . The fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the tank line ( 4 ), the tank valve ( 5 ), the temperature sensor ( 6 ), and the thermal conductor ( 7 ) form a tank unit ( 10 ) which is inserted into an opening ( 11 ) in the wall ( 2 ).

5 . The fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the tank unit ( 10 ) has a section ( 12 ) projecting on an outside beyond the wall ( 2 ), wherein the temperature sensor ( 6 ) is integrated into the section ( 12 ).

6 . The fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the tank unit ( 10 ) has a section ( 13 ) with an external thread ( 14 ), via which the tank unit ( 10 ) is screwed into the opening ( 11 ) of the wall ( 2 ).

7 . The fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the wall ( 2 ) is circular in cross-section and/or spherically shaped in at least one end section ( 15 ).

8 . A fuel gas tank system, comprising at least one fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 1 .

9 . The fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the thermal conductor ( 7 ) is aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis (A).

10 . The fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the pipe ( 8 ) runs parallel to the thermal conductor ( 7 ).

11 . The fuel gas tank ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the opening ( 11 ) is located centrally in a front of the wall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: WESSNER, JOCHEN; KATZ, MARTIN
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 069393/0055 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 205 934.4 · Jun 10, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250347388A1 · Nov 13, 2025
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