JP6316280B2 - 燃料補給中に圧縮天然ガス車両を移動できないようにする車両安全システム及び圧縮天然ガス車両への燃料補給中の走り去り事故を防止する方法 - Google Patents
燃料補給中に圧縮天然ガス車両を移動できないようにする車両安全システム及び圧縮天然ガス車両への燃料補給中の走り去り事故を防止する方法 Download PDFInfo
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- 高圧天然ガスタンクと結合するタンク充填用アダプタに近接している高圧天然ガス充填用ホースの存在を検知する第1のセンサと、
前記タンク充填用アダプタを含む区画を閉じる充填用アクセス蓋の、開/閉位置を検知する第2のセンサと、
閉じられた時は前記高圧天然ガスタンクから前記タンク充填用アダプタを隔離する隔離弁の、開/閉位置を検知する第3のセンサと、
前記高圧天然ガス充填用ホースが前記タンク充填用アダプタに近接していなく、前記充填用アクセス蓋が閉められ、そして前記隔離弁が閉められた時に、前記第1、第2、及び第3のセンサからの入力を組み合わせて、安全な状態を示している安全信号を生成するように構成される論理回路と、
前記安全信号がない時に、車両を作動しないようにする保護回路と、
手動で前記車両を作動させる時に、前記論理回路を無効にして前記安全信号を生成する手動用無効回路と、を備え、
前記手動用無効回路は、所定の連続回数だけ使用されるように構成されることを特徴とする燃料補給中に圧縮天然ガス車両を移動できないようにする車両安全システム。 - 前記充填用アクセス蓋もしくは前記隔離弁の位置も検知するマイクロスイッチをさらに備え、
前記充填用アクセス蓋が開いていること、もしくは前記隔離弁が安全ではない位置であることを前記マイクロスイッチが検知したときにも、前記論理回路は前記安全信号を生成しないことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両安全システム。 - 前記手動用無効回路の連続使用回数を計測するように構成されるカウンターをさらに備え、
前記論理回路が前記安全信号を生成する時に前記回数がリセットされることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両安全システム。 - 前記第1、第2、及び第3のセンサが磁気式、光学式もしくは超音波センサであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両安全システム。
- 前記タンク充填用アダプタに近接している高圧天然ガス充填用ホースの存在、もしくはないことを検知するマイクロスイッチをさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両安全システム。
- 車両の高圧天然ガスタンクに取り付けられたタンク充填用アダプタに近接している高圧天然ガス充填用ホースの存在を検知する、第1の近接センサを前記車両に設置し、
前記車両で前記タンク充填用アダプタを含む区画を閉じる充填用アクセス蓋の、開/閉位置を検知する第2の近接センサを前記車両に設置し、
閉じられた時は前記高圧天然ガスタンクから前記タンク充填用アダプタを隔離する隔離弁の、開/閉位置を検知する第3の近接センサを前記車両に設置し、
前記高圧天然ガス充填ホースが前記タンク充填用アダプタに近接していなく、前記充填用アクセス蓋が閉められ、そして前記隔離弁が閉められた時に、前記第1、第2、及び第3の近接センサからの入力を組み合わせて、安全な状態を示している安全信号を生成するように構成される論理回路を設け、
前記安全信号がない時に、前記車両のエンジンを作動しないようにする保護回路を設け、
手動で前記車両のエンジンを作動させる時に前記論理回路を無効にして前記安全信号を生成する手動用無効回路を、さらに設け、
前記手動用無効回路は所定の連続回数だけ使用されるように構成され、使用回数を保持することにより前記論理回路を無効にする、
ことを特徴とする圧縮天然ガス車両への燃料補給中の走り去り事故を防止する方法。 - 前記論理回路が前記安全信号を生成する時に前記使用回数がリセットされることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の方法。
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