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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2016
Applicant:

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Andreas Pelger, Ismaning, DE;

Klaas Kunze, Munich, DE;

Bastian Landeck, Unterhaching, DE;

Jan-Mark Kunberger, Munich, DE;

Stefan Schott, Munich, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01); F17C 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/12 (2013.01); F16K 31/025 (2013.01); F17C 2201/056 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0317 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0332 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2223/036 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0439 (2013.01); F17C 2260/037 (2013.01); F17C 2260/042 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0178 (2013.01); Y02E 60/321 (2013.01); Y10T 137/1963 (2015.04); Y10T 137/1987 (2015.04);
Abstract

A system for storing a pressurized gas in a motor vehicle is provided, having a storage container and at least one thermally activatable safety valve for emptying the storage container. The safety valve activates automatically at a corresponding high temperature. The storage container has an additional activatable emptying device, which has an interface for an external energy source. The interface can be connected to the external energy source in order to empty the storage container in a targeted manner. Also provided is a method for emptying a storage container for a pressurized gas in a motor vehicle.


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