Patent ID: 8915682
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: F17C

Abstract:
1. A CNG cylinder mounting device for a vehicle comprising: a plurality of assemblies, each assembly including at least two gas cylinder placement frame units, each unit having a lower cylinder fastening belt pre-assembled with a lower belt supporting rubber, an upper cylinder fastening belt pre-assembled with an upper belt supporting rubber, a connection member including a first plurality of spot nuts, a first plurality of anti-loosening locking nuts and a first plurality of bolts for connecting the lower cylinder fastening belt together with the upper cylinder fastening belt such that the anti-loosening locking nuts are tightened with the bolts before tightening them with the spot nuts fixed at the bottom of a flange of the lower cylinder fastening belt, a cylinder supporting plate for supporting the lower cylinder fastening belt, and a cylinder placement frame bracket for supporting the cylinder supporting plate; wherein each gas cylinder placement frame unit is connected on a bed frame unit having a bed floor on a plurality of frames placed to support the bed floor with the connection member including a second plurality of nuts and a second plurality of bolts; and at least one bolt of the second plurality of bolts is inserted into the cylinder placement frame bracket in penetration through the bed floor of the bed frame unit and screwed into at least one nut of the second plurality of nuts.