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Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2024
Applicant:

Magna International Inc., Aurora, CA;

Inventors:

James Mcbride, Troy, MI (US);

William Perry, Troy, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 1/08 (2006.01); F17C 1/14 (2006.01); F17C 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 1/14 (2013.01); F17C 1/08 (2013.01); F17C 13/06 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0128 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0152 (2013.01); F17C 2203/012 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0646 (2013.01); F17C 2209/2181 (2013.01); F17C 2209/221 (2013.01); F17C 2209/224 (2013.01); F17C 2209/232 (2013.01); F17C 2209/234 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0123 (2013.01);
Abstract

A reservoir assembly includes one or more pressure vessels each having a non-circular cross-sectional shape including a rounded rectangle having four generally flat sides with rounded corners. The pressure vessels may be formed of extruded metal, such as aluminum, and have a generally constant cross-section. The pressure vessels include stiffening ribs and varying wall thicknesses to improve strength and to minimize stresses when pressurized, such as during operation when filled with compressed gas. The stiffening ribs meet in the center of each of the pressure vessels and divide the interior volumes into four equal sections. A cap of stamped aluminum is fitted and fully welded to enclose each end of the pressure vessels. One or both of the caps on each of the pressure vessels has a pressure fitting. Two or more pressure vessels extend parallel to one another and are attached together to form the reservoir assembly.


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