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Liquefied gas fuel supply system

  • US 5,540,208 A
  • Filed: 09/12/1995
  • Issued: 07/30/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A liquefied gas fuel supply system comprising:

  • a fuel tank in which a liquefied gas fuel is stored;

    fuel supplying means for vaporizing said liquefied gas fuel for supply to an internal combustion engine;

    a release path for releasing outside said fuel tank, evaporated gas fuel resulting from evaporation of said liquefied gas fuel within said fuel tank;

    catalytic decomposing means disposed in said release path for chemically decomposing said evaporated gas fuel;

    release control means disposed in said release path between said decomposing means and said fuel tank, said release control means selectively assuming a coupling state for causing said decomposing means to communicate with said fuel tank, and a decoupling state in which said decomposing means is decoupled from said fuel tank.

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