Samtec Incorporated

Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Shogo Watanabe

Yoshiki Sakaguchi

Hideaki Nishiwaki

Shigeru Tsunokake

Takeshi Yamamoto

Tatsuya Fuura

Naoki Sakaguchi

Yasumasa Maeda

[Object] A safe hydrogen storage tank in a highly reliable form where it is difficult for fatigue failure to occur is provided as a hydrogen storage tank where a cartridge is filled with a hydrogen occluding substance and contained within an integrally molded liner made of a metal. [Means for Achieving Object] A cartridgeis formed of a cartridge main body portion, a fixed side axial portionand a free side axial portion, and an integrally molded linerwhich is seamless is formed of a liner torso portion, a fixed side end portionwhere a fixed side openingis created via a portion in dome formand a free side end portionwhere a free side openingfor supporting a support plugis created via a portion in dome formin order to support a free side axial portion, in such a manner that the fixed side openingfixes and supports the fixed side axial portionand is sealed by a sealing plugwhile the free side openingis sealed by the support plug, and the free side axial portionis inserted into and supported by the recesscreated in the support plugso as to be moveable forward and backward in the direction of the axial line.

Hydrogen storage tank and manufacturing method for the same

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Tsukuba, Japan

Shogo Watanabe