发明名称 |
Apparatus and method for grounding an operator who refuels with compressed fuel |
摘要 |
<p>A safety system for grounding an operator at a fueling station prior to removing a fuel fill nozzle from a fuel tank upon completion of a fuel filling operation is provided which includes a fuel tank port in communication with the fuel tank for receiving and retaining the nozzle during the fuel filling operation and a grounding device adjacent to the fuel tank port which includes a grounding switch having a contact member that receives physical contact by the operator and where physical contact of the contact member activates the grounding switch. A releasable interlock is included that provides a lock position wherein the nozzle is locked into the port upon insertion of the nozzle into the port and a release position wherein the nozzle is releasable from the port upon completion of the fuel filling operation and after physical contact of the contact member is accomplished.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1262449(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.12.04 |
申请号 |
EP20020010195 |
申请日期 |
2002.05.15 |
申请人 |
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. |
发明人 |
COHEN, JOSEPH PERRY;FARESE, DAVID JOHN;XU, JIANGUO |
分类号 |
A62C3/06;B67D7/32;F17C5/00;F17C5/02;F17C13/12;(IPC1-7):B67D5/32 |
主分类号 |
A62C3/06 |
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