High pressure tank

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10794535-B2
Application number	US-201815920586-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2018
Priority date	Mar 17, 2017
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

A high pressure tank includes: a resin liner for containing a fluid; a reinforced layer covering an outer surface of the liner; a cap including a supply/discharge hole to supply and discharge the fluid to and from the liner; a barrier layer; and an isolation wall member. The cap includes a cylindrical protrusion having the supply/discharge hole. The barrier layer covers an outer surface of the reinforced layer to block all or at least part of the fluid, and includes an opening to expose the protrusion. The isolation wall member forms a closed space accommodating the protrusion and the opening of the barrier layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high pressure tank comprising:
a resin liner configured to be capable of containing a fluid;
a reinforced layer covering an outer surface of the liner; and
a cap including a supply/discharge hole configured to supply and discharge the fluid to and from the liner, wherein:
the cap includes a cylindrical protrusion having the supply/discharge hole formed therein; and
the high pressure tank further comprises:
a barrier layer covering an outer surface of the reinforced layer to block all or at least part of the fluid, the barrier layer including an opening configured to expose the protrusion, the barrier layer and the reinforced layer being formed by different materials from each other; and
an isolation wall member configured to accommodate the protrusion and the opening of the barrier layer in a closed space.

2. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein:
the reinforced layer is made of a carbon fiber reinforced resin; and
the high pressure tank further comprises a glass fiber reinforced resin layer covering at least part of an outer surface of the barrier layer.

3. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer is formed by a film wound around the outer surface of the reinforced layer and configured to block all or at least part of the fluid.

4. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein the high pressure tank is fixed by a fixing band arranged along at least part of an outer circumferential surface of the high pressure tank.

5. The high pressure tank according to claim 4 , wherein a flow path for the fluid is formed at least between the outer surface of the reinforced layer and a portion of the barrier layer to which a pressing force is applied via the fixing band.

6. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein:
the high pressure tank is mounted on a vehicle; and
the high pressure tank comprises a communication unit configured to connect the closed space to an outside of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ogiwara Naoki
• Kawase Satoru

Classifications

• F17C2223/0123

  gaseous, e.g. CNG, GNC · CPC title

• F17C2260/036

  Avoiding leaks · CPC title

• F17C1/02 Primary

  involving reinforcing arrangements {(F17C1/14, F17C1/16 take precedence)} · CPC title

• F17C2205/0305

  Bosses, e.g. boss collars · CPC title

• F17C2203/0604

  Liners · CPC title