Reservoir cup assembly of LPG fuel tank for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12240316-B2
Application number	US-202318164770-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2023
Priority date	Feb 6, 2023
Publication date	Mar 4, 2025
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025

Abstract

A reservoir cup assembly of an LPG fuel tank for a vehicle is configured to be installed on the fuel storage space side of the LPG fuel tank for automobiles, and includes a cup body disposed on the bottom side of the fuel storage space of the fuel tank and having a reservoir space for storing residual LPG fuel and a fuel supply formed on the reservoir space side of the cup body and inducing fuel from the fuel storage space side to the reservoir space side to a state in which fuel can flow in and remain stored.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reservoir cup assembly configured to be installed in a fuel storage space of a fuel tank of a vehicle, the reservoir cup assembly comprising:
a cup body configured to be disposed at a bottom side of the fuel storage space of the fuel tank, the cup body defining a reservoir space configured to store a fuel;
a fuel supply disposed at the reservoir space of the cup body and configured to cause the fuel to be introduced from the fuel storage space to the reservoir space, the fuel supply defining a supply passage at a bottom surface of the reservoir space of the cup body; and
an auxiliary supply that is disposed at a lower side of the cup body and faces the fuel supply,
wherein the fuel supply comprises a supply valve disposed at the supply passage and configured to control a flow of the fuel based on an inflow amount of the fuel to the reservoir space and a residual amount of the fuel in the reservoir space, and
wherein the auxiliary supply defines:
an auxiliary path that is surrounded by a circumferential surface of the auxiliary supply and connects between the supply passage and the bottom surface of the fuel storage space, and
an inflow passage is defined at the circumference surface of the auxiliary supply and in fluid communication with the auxiliary path.

2. The reservoir cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cup body includes a ground portion that protrudes from the bottom surface of the reservoir space toward the bottom side of the fuel storage space to thereby define a gap between the bottom surface of the reservoir space and the bottom side of the fuel storage space, and
wherein the ground portion is configured to be fixed to the bottom surface of the fuel storage space by welding.

3. The reservoir cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cup body includes one or more of supply passages that pass through the bottom surface of the reservoir space of the cup body.

4. The reservoir cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein the supply valve is a one-way valve configured to allow introduction of the fuel into the cup body through the supply passage and to block discharge of the fuel from the cup body.

5. The reservoir cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fuel comprises liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

6. The reservoir cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein a curvature of the bottom surface of the cup body is different from a curvature of the bottom side of the fuel storage space of the fuel tank.

7. The reservoir cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cup body accommodates a fuel pump in the reservoir space.

8. The reservoir cup assembly of claim 7 , wherein the fuel supply comprises a plurality of valves including the supply valve, and
wherein the plurality of valves are disposed at the bottom surface of the cup body and spaced apart from each other, the fuel pump being disposed between the plurality of valves.

9. The reservoir cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the bottom surface of the cup body is configured to be in contact with the bottom side of the fuel storage space of the fuel tank.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Dae Hung Prec Indl Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Seong-Cheol
• Lee Sungwon
• Kim Hyeong Gwan
• Kim Seung Kyun
• Park Duk Hee
• Yeo Seung Hyun

Classifications

• B60K2015/0777

  in-tank reservoirs or baffles integrally manufactured with the fuel Tank · CPC title

• B60K2015/03032

  Manufacturing of fuel tanks · CPC title

• B60K2015/03256

  characterised by special valves, the mounting thereof · CPC title

• B60K2015/03309

  Tanks specially adapted for particular fuels · CPC title

• B60K15/077 Primary

  with means modifying or controlling distribution or motion of fuel, e.g. to prevent noise, surge, splash or fuel starvation · CPC title