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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
May. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Chiaki Kataoka, Nagakute, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/04 (2006.01); F17C 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/04 (2013.01); F17C 1/12 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0317 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a tank equipped with a container body to store hydrogen gas, a self-closing valve provided in the container body and configured to start and stop discharging the hydrogen gas by opening and closing, a fusible plug provided in the container body and configured to open when a predetermined temperature is reached to release the gas in the tank, and a member that delays heat transfer to the self-closing valve later than to the container body and/or a member that promotes heat transfer to the fusible plug when the hydrogen cartridge is heated.