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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2002
Alan John Mulvenna, North Vancouver, CA;
David Michael Routtenberg, Surrey, CA;
John David Trevor Graham, Vancouver, CA;
William Edward Mufford, Langley, CA;
General Hydrogen Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Various service port configurations for the transfer of fluids, gases and electricity between a service terminal and a vehicle are provided. The service port includes a receptacle and a controller. The receptacle includes a clamp and a clamp actuator for actuating the clamp; a service exchange interface in between the clamp; and sensors inside the receptacle and configured to monitor the position of a plug inside the receptacle. The controller is connected to the sensors and the actuator, and monitors the sensors. When a sensor detects that a plug is in position for engagement, the controller instructs the clamp actuator to move the clamp until the plug is clamped with sufficient force to enable a service to be exchanged. The receptacle and the plug are couplable to either the service port or a vehicle and a service terminal, and both are implementable at a multiplicity of locations on a vehicle.