Patent ID: 9127579
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B01D,F01M,F16H,F16K,G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluid management system for a vehicle, comprising: a removable cartridge configured to hold one of a first fluid and a second fluid, the removable cartridge in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir via a conduit, a first end of the conduit in fluid communication with the removable cartridge, and a second end of the conduit in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, the conduit also in fluid communication with a fluid exchange pump, wherein the removable cartridge includes a plug coupled to a plug handle with an elongate member, the plug configured to selectively seal the first end of the conduit when the removable cartridge is in fluid communication with the conduit, wherein the plug is adjacent a bottom of the removable cartridge and the plug handle is adjacent a top of the removable cartridge, and wherein the elongate member is disposed through a top aperture of the removable cartridge, the top aperture defined by an internal threaded portion, the elongate member including an external threaded portion, the internal threaded portion of the removable cartridge cooperating with the external threaded portion of the elongate member to permit an axial movement of the plug when the plug handle is manually rotated, the first fluid selectively transferable from the fluid reservoir through the conduit to the removable cartridge by an actuation of the fluid exchange pump, and the second fluid selectively permitted to flow from the removable cartridge through the conduit to the fluid reservoir.