Title:
DEVICE FOR AVOIDING FRACTURE OF A CONTAINER WITH EXPANDABLE LIQUID
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/081071
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Methods are devices are provided for preventing fracture of a fluid-filled chamber or tank. In general an anti-fracture expansion device (10, 402, 404, 406) can be disposed internally within a fluid-filled chamber such that during a freeze event displaced fluid can compress or flow into the anti-fracture expansion device (10, 402, 404, 406), thereby reducing the likelihood that the chamber will rupture. The internal disposition of the expansion device (10, 402, 404, 406) prevents it from interfering with other components that may be connected to or adjacent to the fluid chamber, thereby conserving space. In certain embodiments, the expansion device (10, 402, 404, 406) can have a dual function wherein it can act as a flow control valve in addition to functioning as an anti-fracture expansion device.
Inventors:
REITER JEFFREY (US)
SHELTON ARTEMUS (US)
SHELTON ARTEMUS (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/058016
Publication Date:
June 21, 2018
Filing Date:
October 24, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WAYNE FUELING SYSTEMS LLC (US)
International Classes:
B60K13/04; B67D7/02; B67D7/04; B67D7/32; B67D7/36
Foreign References:
| US20040129325A1 | 2004-07-08 | |||
| EP1553270A1 | 2005-07-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ADAMS, Lisa et al. (US)
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