Patent ID: 11913603
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 16:
17. A pressure vessel comprising:
a plurality of barrel parts, each disposed in a predefined square area and having a diameter corresponding to a length of on side of the square area;
wherein, for each barrel part of the plurality of barrel parts, the pressure vessel further comprises:
a first nozzle member disposed at one end of the barrel part;
a second nozzle member disposed an opposite end of the barrel part; and
clamp rings disposed in the square area, position outside the barrel part, and

configured to lock the first and second nozzle members to the barrel part;
wherein the plurality of square areas are adjacent to one another and the second nozzle members of barrel parts disposed in the neighboring square areas are adjacent to one another;
wherein the pressure vessel further comprises:
a first spacer interposed between the adjacent first nozzle members,
a second spacer interposed between the adjacent second nozzle members; and
an intermediate clamp ring disposed between the adjacent barrel parts in a longitudinal direction of the barrel part and configured to partially surround the adjacent first nozzle members, the first spacer, the second spacer, and the adjacent second nozzle members.