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Inergy Automotive Systems Research

Paul Elong

Laurent Budzyk

Mircea Mateica

The invention is based on the insight that a filling system obtained by combining a 'Kruse' compatible threaded socket and an annular magnet as required for the operation of the 'Elaflex' nozzle, will exhibit air exchange problems related to the difference in the positioning of the respective air intake openings of the &#x201c;Kruse&#x201d; bottle and the &#x201c;Elaflex&#x201d; nozzle. More particularly, the invention is based on the insight that by judiciously providing a chamber in fluid communication with the volume of air or vapor in the tank, filling may be made possible with a &#x201c;Kruse&#x201d; bottle as well as with an &#x201c;Elaflex&#x201d; nozzle.

Filling system for vehicular fluid container

A process to pump liquid held in a passive tank to an active tank when the active tank has a liquid level below a set point level and when the passive tank contains liquid at a temperature above the freezing point of the liquid, the active tank including a discontinuous level gauge configured to provide at least x+1 indications of the level of liquid in tank as a function of the relative position of a moving part with respect to x set point levels, x being at least equal to 2. The process includes: reading the level indication from a level gauge; starting a pump and measuring a time during which a pump transfers liquid; stopping the pump if this time is greater than a time constant, which depends on the value of the level indication, and if a next set point level is not reached.

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Paul Elong