1. A composite pressurized gas tank comprising a sealed internal casing (12) having an opening (18) at one of its ends, a base (13) fixed in the region of the opening (18) of the internal casing (12), the base (13) being adapted to receive or incorporate a valve or faucet, the tank also comprising an external mechanical reinforcement casing (11) arranged on at least one part of the internal casing (12), at least one part of a gap (14) located between the internal casing (12) and the external mechanical reinforcement casing (11) being connected to at least one collecting zone (15) for the gas which is capable of accumulating in said gap (14), the at least one collecting zone (15, 137) opening into a specific evacuation zone (16, 26, 23) outside the gap (14), wherein the collecting zone (15, 137) communicates with at least one volume (26, 135, 134) located inside the body of the base (13), and in that the tank comprises a faucet (2), with or without a pressure relief member, arranged in a sealed manner in the base (13), and in that the evacuation zone comprises a volume or a channel (23) inside the body of the faucet (2).
2. The tank of claim 1, wherein the evacuation zone comprises the atmosphere.
3. The tank of claim 1, wherein the evacuation zone comprises the internal volume of the internal casing (12), the at least one collecting zone (15, 137) opens into the internal volume of the internal casing (12) via a pressure-sensitive flap valve adapted to permit the passage of gas toward the internal volume of the internal casing (12) solely in the event of a specific difference in pressure between the at least one collecting zone (15, 137) and the internal volume of the internal casing (12).
4. The tank of claim 1, wherein the evacuation zone comprises at least one conduit (16) andor a cavity (26) delimited by the base (13).
5. The tank of claim 1, wherein the base (13) comprises an upper part of generally tubular shape and a lower portion, one part of the surface (121) of the internal casing (12) being in sealed contact with at least one part of a surface (131) of the lower portion of the base (13).
6. The tank of claim 5, wherein at least one collecting zone (15, 137) is formed in the region of the external surface of the portion of the internal casing (12) which is located in the region of the base (13).
7. The tank of claim 5, wherein at least one collecting zone is formed in the region of an external surface (131) of the base (13).
8. The tank of claim 1, wherein the at least one collecting zone comprises at least one groove (15, 137) forming at least one collecting and circulation channel for the gas.
9. The tank of claim 1, wherein the evacuation zone comprises at least one volume (26) located between the body of the base (13) and the body of the faucet (2) arranged in the base (13), said volume (26) being in fluidic communication with the collecting zone (15, 137).
10. The tank of claim 1, wherein the evacuation zone comprises an internal evacuation circuit (23) in the body of the faucet (2), the internal evacuation circuit (23) being in fluidic communication with the collecting zone (15, 137).
11. The tank of claim 10, wherein the faucet (2) comprises an internal extraction circuit (22) andor an internal filling circuit (22) in fluidic communication with the internal volume of the internal casing (12), the internal evacuation circuit (23) of the faucet (2) being at least partially separate from the extraction circuit (22) andor the filling circuit (22).
12. An assembly for delivering gas comprising a tank of claim 1 and a member (3) for receiving andor dispensing gas, comprising an end for selective connection to the faucet (2) to provide a transfer of gas to or from the tank via the faucet (2), wherein the member (3) comprises a circuit for recovering gas which communicates selectively with the evacuation zone when the member (3) is connected to the faucet (2).
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A apparatus comprising:
a latch mechanism movable to allow and restrict movement of a vehicle door relative to a vehicle frame;
an actuator configured to be actuated to cause corresponding movement of the latch mechanism;
an actuation link interconnecting the latch mechanism and the actuator, the actuation link including a first portion and a second portion; and
a retainer engaging the first and second portions and allowing motion of the first portion in a first direction to be transferred to the second portion, the retainer being breakable in response to motion of the first portion in a second direction to disconnect the first and second portions from each other and restrict motion of the first portion in the second direction from being transferred to the second portion,
wherein adjacent ends of the first and second portions include laterally extending members engaging each other to increase an axial strength of the actuation link.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the retainer is axially rigid to transfer axial motion of the first portion to the second portion.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the retainer breaks in response to a lateral force to allow the first and second portions to be disconnected from each other.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the retainer includes a polymeric material formed over and substantially encasing ends of the first and second portions.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the retainer includes a stress riser feature formed therein to facilitate material failure of the retainer in response to a lateral force.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein adjacent ends of the first and second portions include retaining features engaging the retainer.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first portion extends between the actuator and the retainer and the second portion extends between the latch mechanism and the retainer.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an interior side of the vehicle door facing a cabin of the vehicle, the actuator being disposed on the interior side.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an exterior side of the vehicle door facing outward from the vehicle, the actuator being disposed on the exterior side.