US 12,266,830 B2
Container deployment from vehicle
John Molnar, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Amanda Christiana, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Henry Teutsch, Detriot, MI (US); and Victoria Delker, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/175,039.
Prior Publication US 2024/0291004 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 8/04 (2016.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/04291 (2016.01); A01K 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 8/04291 (2013.01) [B60L 50/72 (2019.02); H01M 8/04156 (2013.01); A01K 7/00 (2013.01); B62D 25/2027 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for deploying a container from a vehicle, the system comprising:
a container;
a reservoir configured to store a substance to be dispensed to the container;
a dispensing device configured to dispense the substance from the reservoir to the container; and
a deployment device configured to route the container between a deployed position and a retracted position and vice versa;
wherein in the deployed position, the container is placed external to the vehicle, and in the retracted position, the container is placed internal to the vehicle,
wherein the vehicle is a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) comprising a fuel cell stack;
wherein the reservoir is connected to the fuel cell stack, and the substance comprises wastewater exhaust from the fuel cell stack;
wherein, in the retracted position, a bottom of the container is not substantially horizontal to a ground;
wherein, in depth position, the bottom of the substantially horizontal to a ground and the wastewater d from the reservoir to the container by the dispensing device; and
wherein, when the container is rotated from the deployed position to the retracted position, the water drains out from the container.