Pressure vessel having rib structure corresponding to stress distribution

US8960485B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8960485-B2
Application numberUS-201213572405-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 10, 2012
Priority dateAug 24, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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A pressure vessel having reduced weight while satisfying required design conditions has upper wall first and second ribs, upper curved surface portion first and second ribs, a bottom wall first rib with a bottom wall second rib formed on an outer surface of a bottom wall, lower curved surface portion first and second ribs, and a side wall first rib with a side wall second rib on an outer surface of a side wall. The center upper wall first rib has a center upper wall first rib center portion, a center upper wall first rib continuous portion, and a center upper wall first rib thin portion. The center bottom wall first rib has a center bottom wall first rib center portion, a center bottom wall first rib continuous portion, and a center bottom wall first rib thin portion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A pressure vessel, comprising a rectangular upper wall; a rectangular bottom wall provided on the lower side of the upper wall; a side wall provided between a peripheral edge of the upper wall and a peripheral edge of the bottom wall; an upper curved surface portion for connecting the peripheral edge of the upper wall and an upper end of the side wall by curved surfaces convexed outward; and a lower curved surface portion for connecting the periphera…

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  • F16J12/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F17C1/08Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8960485B2 cover?
A pressure vessel having reduced weight while satisfying required design conditions has upper wall first and second ribs, upper curved surface portion first and second ribs, a bottom wall first rib with a bottom wall second rib formed on an outer surface of a bottom wall, lower curved surface portion first and second ribs, and a side wall first rib with a side wall second rib on an outer surfac…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kataoka Yasuto, Hamaguchi Hiromitsu, Kobe Steel Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16J12/00. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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