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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventor:
Jianfeng Yao, Gothenburg, SE;
Assignee:
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/00 (2019.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/0007 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); H01M 2/1016 (2013.01); H01M 2/1094 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy storage module arranged in a vehicle comprises an energy storage cell arranged in a casing, an inflatable element arranged between the casing and the energy storage cell and to at least partly cover a surface portion of the energy storage cell, and an inflating unit in communication with a detection unit arranged to determine a crash severity in the event of an accident for the vehicle. The inflating unit is arranged to inflate the inflatable element when the crash severity exceeds a predetermined threshold.