US2011247726A1PendingUtilityA1

Gas filling system, gas fuel vehicle and gas station

Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTDPriority: Dec 11, 2008Filed: Dec 11, 2008Published: Oct 13, 2011
Est. expiryDec 11, 2028(~2.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Eiji Okawachi
F17C 2250/034F17C 2223/0123F17C 2227/0337F17C 5/007F17C 2205/0308F17C 2270/0184F17C 2250/0447F17C 2205/0323F17C 2221/012F17C 5/06F17C 2260/032F17C 2223/035F17C 2227/0388Y02E60/32F17C 2250/043F17C 2205/0364F17C 2270/0168F17C 2250/0439F17C 2265/065
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Abstract

A gas filling system, a gas fuel vehicle and a gas station capable of avoiding the joint of a receptacle and a nozzle freezing and filling a gas smoothly is provided. A gas filling system comprises: a gas fuel vehicle including a receptacle; and a gas station which sends and fills a cooled gas via a filling nozzle connected to the receptacle into a tank in the gas fuel vehicle, wherein the gas filling system comprises a waterproof cover which covers a joint of the receptacle and the filling nozzle.

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1 . A gas filling system, comprising:
 a gas fuel vehicle having a receptacle; and   a gas station sending and filling a cooled gas via a nozzle connected to the receptacle into a tank in the gas fuel vehicle,   wherein a cover which covers a joint of the receptacle and the nozzle is provided in a nozzle of the gas station, and   wherein the cover forms into a cylindrical shape and is mounted so as to extend along from an outer edge of a head of the nozzle outward in an axial direction, and in a state where the nozzle is connected to the receptacle, the cover is configured to be kept in non-contact with the receptacle.   
     
     
         2 - 6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The gas filling system according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a drain pore formed at a lower part thereof. 
     
     
         8 - 10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . A gas station which sends and fills a cooled gas via a nozzle connected to a receptacle provided in a gas fuel vehicle into a tank in the gas fuel vehicle,
 wherein a cover which covers a joint of the receptacle and the nozzle is provided in a nozzle of the gas station, and   wherein the cover forms into a cylindrical shape and is mounted so as to extend along from an outer edge of a head of the nozzle outward in an axial direction, and in a state where the nozzle is connected to the receptacle, the cover is configured to be kept in non-contact with the receptacle .   
     
     
         12 . The gas station according to  claim 11 , wherein the cover includes a drain pore formed at a lower part thereof. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled)

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