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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2006
Applicant:
Robert Thompson, Redford, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert Thompson, Redford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 3/07 (2006.01); A62C 35/02 (2006.01); A62C 35/00 (2006.01); A62C 31/05 (2006.01); A62C 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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 distribution system includes composite nozzles having pressure-configurable orifices.