Filling apparatus

Abstract

To provide a filling apparatus in which when a pipe joint of a filling nozzle and a vehicle side filling port (receptacle) are connected with each other, a lever surely positions outward a swelling portion at an end of a clutch and a condition that the selling portion at the end of the clutch engages an engaging recessed portion of the receptacle is maintained, which allows a condition that the pipe joint of the filling nozzle and the vehicle side filling port (receptacle) are connected with each other to be continued. The filling apparatus (100) including: a storage tank (50); a filling nozzle (10) for filling hydrogen from the storage tank (50) via a fuel filling mechanism and a vehicle side filling port (20) to an in-vehicle hydrogen filling tank (41); a clutch mechanism (12) for maintaining a condition that the filling nozzle (10) and the vehicle side filling port (20) are connected with each other; and a lever position moving mechanism (13) for moving the lever (5) radially outward an end portion of the clutch mechanism (2) on the vehicle side filling port (20) side when the filling nozzle (10) and the vehicle side filling port (20) are connected with each other.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a filling device for filling gas such as hydrogen used as fuel, for example. Background technique [0002] For example, regarding vehicles running on hydrogen as fuel, such as Image 6 As shown, at a hydrogen filling place equipped with a hydrogen storage container 50 and a fuel filling system (dispenser 60, filling hose 45, etc.), the filling nozzle 30 is connected to a receptacle (receptacle, socket) 40 serving as a filling port on the vehicle side. Hydrogen gas is filled, and this filling is performed while controlling according to the maximum operating pressure of the hydrogen tank 41 mounted on the vehicle A. In addition, reference numeral 51 denotes a piping system for supplying hydrogen from the hydrogen storage container 50 to the distributor 60 . Regarding such a hydrogen filling device, the present applicant has already proposed a technical proposal (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). This hydrogen fi...

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[0004] But when Figure 7 In the prior art shown, if the rod 35 is not moved toward the direction close to the socket 40 when the pipe joint 31 of the nozzle 30 is connected to the socket 40 serving as the filling port on the vehicle side, the rod 35 is not located in the clutch 34. If the protrusion 34A at the tip is radially outward, the protrusion 34A of the clutch 34 may disengage from the fitting groove 40B, causing the filling nozzle 30 to disengage from the insertion hole 40.

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