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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2007
Applicant:
Shuji Hirakata, Susono, JP;
Inventor:
Shuji Hirakata, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tank system includes a high-pressure tank, a detection unit for detecting a temperature increase in at least a portion of the high-pressure tank, a decompression unit for decompressing the high-pressure tank, and a control unit for controlling the decompression unit to decompress the high-pressure tank when a temperature increase in at least a part of the high-pressure tank is detected by the detection unit.