EP0434110A2 - Behälter für flüssiges Gas mit integralem Bodenring - Google Patents

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EP0434110A2
EP0434110A2 EP90203116A EP90203116A EP0434110A2 EP 0434110 A2 EP0434110 A2 EP 0434110A2 EP 90203116 A EP90203116 A EP 90203116A EP 90203116 A EP90203116 A EP 90203116A EP 0434110 A2 EP0434110 A2 EP 0434110A2
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C13/08—Mounting arrangements for vessels
    • F17C13/084—Mounting arrangements for vessels for small-sized storage vessels, e.g. compressed gas cylinders or bottles, disposable gas vessels, vessels adapted for automotive use
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C1/00—Pressure vessels, e.g. gas cylinder, gas tank, replaceable cartridge
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2201/0109—Shape cylindrical with exteriorly curved end-piece
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2205/0165—Details of mounting arrangements for transport with handgrip
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2209/232—Manufacturing of particular parts or at special locations of walls
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0146—Two-phase
    • F17C2223/0153—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2260/00—Purposes of gas storage and gas handling
    • F17C2260/01—Improving mechanical properties or manufacturing
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  • the invention relates to a container for liquefied gases. More particularly it relates to a portable container for liquefied gases.
  • a container of this kind generally comprises a cylindrical side wall and at least a separately formed bottom wall connected thereto, the bottom wall having a central part substantially perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the container and a rim part bended and extending axially outward from said central part and being concentrical with the cylindrical wall, the outer diameter of said rim part being equal to the inner diameter of the inner cylindrical side wall.
  • a container for liquefied gases under pressure comprises a cylindrical wall and a bottom wall having an elliptical dome form and extending to a rim part welded to the inner side of the cylindrical wall thereby sealing the container whereas the container can stand on the lower end of the cylindrical wall.
  • gases under high pressure will deform the bottom wall, i.e. hollowing out the elliptical form.
  • a cylindrical tank for containing liquefied gases is disclosed.
  • the tank shown has two end caps welded to the cylindrical tank wall on a double bend joint to be inserted therein, the tank and the joint being provided with mutually matching diameters.
  • said tank can not be positioned vertically.
  • the joint can act as a hinge thereby causing cracks and fissures from the inwardly bending inner end of the joint.
  • the container according to the invention is characterized in that said rim part is bended over an angle greater than 90° and at least partly overlapped by the cylindrical wall.
  • the rim part is connected onto the inner cylindrical side wall or the inner cylindrical wall at the lower end thereof is connected onto the outer side of said rim part.
  • said rim part extends along a bend portion to a further concentrical rim part axially outward therefrom, resulting in a two-bend bottom wall.
  • the cylindrical wall and the bottom wall are connected on said bend portion.
  • said bend portion comprises a double bend, the outer diameter of said further rim part being substantially equal to that of the cylindrical wall.
  • said rim part and said further rim part will be referred to as first and second rim parts respectively.
  • the first rim part fits in the cylindrical side wall.
  • the first rim part is inserted into the side wall, so that the end part of the side wall and the second rim part become arranged in the required position for connection of the bottom wall to the side wall, for example by welding those on the double bend.
  • Fig. 1 shows schematically a longitudinal cross-section of a container according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows schematically a detail of a first embodiment of the container according to the invention
  • Fig. 3 shows schematically a detail of a second embodiment of a container according to the invention.
  • Fig. 4 shows schematically a detail of a third embodiment of a container according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 a longitudinal cross-section of a container as a whole according to the invention is shown.
  • a cylindrical side wall 1, a separately formed bottom wall 3, and also a separately formed top wall 5, being the end walls, are the most important elements of the container. Further details with respect to the invention will be discussed in relation to the Figs. 2, 3 and 4.
  • Fig. 2 the end walls 3, 5 are integrally formed, pulltruded, or extruded to dome-shaped central parts 15, 17 and rim parts 7, 9 extending axially outward from said central parts.
  • the side wall 1 partly overlaps said rim parts thus forming overlap sections.
  • the content of such a container is increased by the construction explained above.
  • the side wall 1 is at a lower annular edge 27 connected to the outer side of the rim part 7, and at an upper annular edge connected 29 correspondingly to the rim part 9 of the top wall 5.
  • Connecting the container elements can be carried out by welding, brazing or by using a suitable adhesive dependent on requirements as to pressure and temperature.
  • Fig. 3 a second embodiment of the invention is shown.
  • the rim parts 7, 9 are connected at a lower end annular edge 42 to the inner side lower end 40 of the side wall 1.
  • a third embodiment of the invention is shown.
  • Said embodiment comprises also rim parts 7, 9, however first and second rim parts, respectively 19, 21 and 23, 25 are applied with double-bend portions 11, 13 therebetween, respectively for the bottom wall 3 and the top wall 5.
  • Side wall 1 partly overlaps the rim parts 7, 9 and is connected thereto, for example by a weld, at the lower and higher end annular edges 27, 29 of the side wall upon the double-bend portions.
  • the side wall 1 and the rim parts 19, 21 and 23, 25 have closely fitting diameters.
  • the outer diameters of the first rim parts 19, 21 are equal to the inner diameter of the side wall, and the outer diameters of the second rim parts 23, 25 are substantially equal to those of the side wall 1.
  • the bends of the bend portions 11, 13 advantageously comprise bend angles up to 50°. Furthermore in the case of the double-bend embodiment the bends can be symmetrical.
  • annular edge 30 of the bottom rim 7 is covered by a plastic bottom ring protector 32 which is clipped to the bottom rim 7.
  • the top wall 5 and an annular edge 34 of the top rim 9 are covered by a disc-shaped plastic cover 36 of which a central section is provided with a handle 37 for carrying the container.
  • the plastic material used is advantageously fibre-reinforced plastic.
  • the cover 36 is retained by a collar 38 screwed to the top wall 5.
  • any suitable means for retaining the plastic cover other than the collar can be applied, for example a clip attached to the top wall.
  • a space is present between the plastic cover and the top wall, in which space a pressure regulator is arranged for supplying gas from the container to associated equipment at a predetermined pressure.
  • the pressure regulator can be formed as an integral part of the plastic cover.

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EP19900203116 1989-11-27 1990-11-23 Behälter für flüssiges Gas mit integralem Bodenring Expired - Lifetime EP0434110B1 (de)

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GB898926755A GB8926755D0 (en) 1989-11-27 1989-11-27 Container for liquefied gas with integral end ring
GB8926755 1989-11-27

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EP0434110A3 EP0434110A3 (en) 1991-10-09
EP0434110B1 EP0434110B1 (de) 1995-04-05

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FR2677106A1 (fr) * 1991-05-28 1992-12-04 Schneider Ind Bouteille a gaz.
FR2706140A1 (fr) * 1993-06-08 1994-12-16 Schneider Ind Procédé et installation de fabrication et d'assemblage de bouteilles, notamment à gaz liquéfié, ainsi que de telles bouteilles.
FR2782144A1 (fr) * 1998-08-04 2000-02-11 Schneider Ind S I Bouteille de gaz a embase en matiere synthetique
US6499646B1 (en) * 2000-04-05 2002-12-31 Indian Sugar And General Engineering Corp. Fusion welded liquefiable gas cylinder with overpressure protection heads and method for making the same
EP3056791A1 (de) * 2015-02-13 2016-08-17 Hubert Stüken GMBH & CO. KG Gaspatrone für ein Inhalationsgerät
WO2016202585A1 (de) * 2015-06-16 2016-12-22 Saf-Holland Gmbh Zweiteilige behälteranordnung für druckluft

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FR2677106A1 (fr) * 1991-05-28 1992-12-04 Schneider Ind Bouteille a gaz.
FR2706140A1 (fr) * 1993-06-08 1994-12-16 Schneider Ind Procédé et installation de fabrication et d'assemblage de bouteilles, notamment à gaz liquéfié, ainsi que de telles bouteilles.
EP0642875A1 (de) * 1993-06-08 1995-03-15 SCHNEIDER INDUSTRIE S.I. Société Anonyme dite : Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Flüssiggasflaschen, und hergestellte Flaschen
FR2782144A1 (fr) * 1998-08-04 2000-02-11 Schneider Ind S I Bouteille de gaz a embase en matiere synthetique
US6499646B1 (en) * 2000-04-05 2002-12-31 Indian Sugar And General Engineering Corp. Fusion welded liquefiable gas cylinder with overpressure protection heads and method for making the same
EP3056791A1 (de) * 2015-02-13 2016-08-17 Hubert Stüken GMBH & CO. KG Gaspatrone für ein Inhalationsgerät
WO2016202585A1 (de) * 2015-06-16 2016-12-22 Saf-Holland Gmbh Zweiteilige behälteranordnung für druckluft
CN107709868A (zh) * 2015-06-16 2018-02-16 塞夫霍兰德有限公司 用于压缩空气的两部分式容器组件
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DE102015211011B4 (de) 2015-06-16 2022-01-13 Saf-Holland Gmbh Behälteranordnung

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GB8926755D0 (en) 1990-01-17
DE69018402D1 (de) 1995-05-11

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