Container deployment from vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12266830-B2
Application number	US-202318175039-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2023
Priority date	Feb 27, 2023
Publication date	Apr 1, 2025
Grant date	Apr 1, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a system for deploying a container from a vehicle. The system includes a container; a reservoir configured to store a substance to be dispensed to the container; and a deployment device configured to transition the container between a deployed position and a retracted position. In the deployed position, the container is placed external to the vehicle, and in the retracted position, the container is placed internal to the vehicle. The system may further include a dispensing device connected to the reservoir and configured to dispense the substance from the reservoir to the container. Preferably, the vehicle is a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) including a fuel cell stack, and the substance includes wastewater exhaust form the fuel cell stack.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for deploying a container from a vehicle, the system comprising:
a container;
a reservoir configured to store a substance to be dispensed to the container;
a dispensing device configured to dispense the substance from the reservoir to the container; and
a deployment device configured to route the container between a deployed position and a retracted position and vice versa;
wherein in the deployed position, the container is placed external to the vehicle, and in the retracted position, the container is placed internal to the vehicle,
wherein the vehicle is a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) comprising a fuel cell stack;
wherein the reservoir is connected to the fuel cell stack, and the substance comprises wastewater exhaust from the fuel cell stack;
wherein, in the retracted position, a bottom of the container is not substantially horizontal to a ground;
wherein, in depth position, the bottom of the substantially horizontal to a ground and the wastewater d from the reservoir to the container by the dispensing device; and
wherein, when the container is rotated from the deployed position to the retracted position, the water drains out from the container.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the container comprises a drain hole.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the substance is food, beverage, or both.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the container is internally partitioned.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the substance further comprises food, beverage other than the wastewater, or both.

6. A system for deploying a container from a vehicle, the system comprising:
contain that is collapsible;
a reservoir configured to store a substance to be dispensed to the container,
a dispensing device configured to dispense the substance from the reservoir to the container,
a deployment device including an arm to which the container is engaged and configured to transition the container between a deployed position and a retracted position;
wherein in the deal a container is placed external to the vehicle, and in the retracted position, the contain r is placed internal to the vehicle;
wherein the vehicle is a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) comprising a fuel cell stack;
wherein the reservoir is connected to the fuel cell stack, and the substance comprises wastewater exhaust from the fuel cell stack;
wherein, in the retracted position, the container is stored in a recess of the vehicle and substantially horizontal to the ground;
wherein, in a deployed position, the container extends out of the recess of the vehicle;
wherein the deployment de is con red to horizontally drive container from the retracted position to the deployed position, and vice versa,
wherein, in the deployed position, the wastewater is dispensed from the reservoir to the container by the dispensing device, and
wherein the recess has less volume than the container before collapsed and, when the container is driven to the retracted position from the deployed position, the container is collapsed, thereby pushing out the wastewater in the container.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Molnar John
• Christiana Amanda
• Teutsch Henry
• Delker Victoria

Classifications

• B62D25/2027

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• A01K7/00

  Watering equipment for stock or game · CPC title

• H01M8/04156 Primary

  with product water removal · CPC title

• B60L50/72

  Constructional details of fuel cells specially adapted for electric vehicles · CPC title

• H01M2250/20

  Fuel cells in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title