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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2010
Bradley Smith, Plain City, UT (US);
Heath Knight-newbury, Bangalore, IN;
Bradley Smith, Plain City, UT (US);
Heath Knight-Newbury, Bangalore, IN;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an electrical energy storage unit. The arrangement is particularly intended for use in a motor vehicle configured to be powered electrically, or by a so-called hybrid motor, and which hence comprises a high voltage electrical storage unit such as a battery or capacitor. The safety arrangement is configured to cool the storage unit in response to a signal indicative of an accident situation or battery malfunction, and comprises: a source of compressed inert gas and a flow-release actuator, the flow-release actuator being actuable upon receipt of an actuation signal so as to release a flow of inert gas from said source, the arrangement being configured such that said flow is directed substantially onto said storage unit so as to cool the unit.