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US 7,451,830 B2Granted
Automotive onboard fire suppression system reservoir with structural foam core
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJoseph Dierker, Jr.
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Abstract
An automotive vehicle includes a vehicle body and at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent. A distribution system receives the fire suppression agent from the reservoir and conducts the agent to at least one location about the vehicle's body in response to the determination by a sensor system and controller that the vehicle has been subjected to a significant impact. The reservoir includes a structural foam core.
Claims14
An onboard fire suppression system, comprising:
- at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent;
- a propellant, operatively associated with said reservoir, for expelling the fire suppressant agent from the reservoir;
- a distribution system for receiving fire suppressant agent expelled from said reservoir and for distributing the suppressant agent in at least one location external to a vehicle;
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- an open-cell, structural foam core, situated within said reservoir, with said foam being bonded to at least a portion of the interior surface of said reservoir.
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An onboard fire suppression system, comprising:
- at least one fiber-reinforced resin composite reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent;
- a propellant, operatively associated with said reservoir, for expelling the fire suppressant agent from the reservoir;
- a distribution system for receiving fire suppressant agent expelled from said reservoir and for distributing the suppressant agent in at least one location external to a vehicle;
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- an open-cell, reticulated structural foam, situated within said reservoir, with said foam comprising a fiber-reinforced foam.
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An onboard fire suppression system, comprising:
- at least one fiber-reinforced resin composite reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent;
- a propellant, operatively associated with said reservoir, for expelling the fire suppressant agent from the reservoir;
- a distribution system for receiving fire suppressant agent expelled from said reservoir and for distributing the suppressant agent in at least one location external to a vehicle;
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- an open-cell, structural foam core, situated within said reservoir, with said foam comprising a metal alloy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.