Safety System in a Motor Vehicle

• US 20080264652A1
• Filed: 07/11/2006
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Baccelli, Gian Luca, Armin-Lutz, Fries
• Application Number:
  US11/997,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20080264652A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 169/62
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 3/07 in vehicles, e.g. in road vehicles

Abstract

A safety system in a motor vehicle is disposed in an engine compartment closable by means of a flap member. In order to increase the passive safety of the motor vehicle, containers filled with an extinguishing medium are disposed on an inner side of the engine compartment and, in the event of a limit temperature being exceeded, release the extinguishing medium.

Claims

1. A safety system in a motor vehicle having an engine compartment closable by means of a flap member, wherein containers filled with an extinguishing medium are disposed on an inner side of the engine compartment and, in the event of a limit temperature being exceeded, release the extinguishing medium.

2. The safety system according to claim 1, wherein the containers are spherical or cushion-shaped.

3. The safety system according to claim 1, wherein the containers are disposed on an inner side of a bonnet.

4. The safety system according to claim 1, further comprising an active safety system, which comprises an extinguishing medium reservoir, a device for distributing an extinguishing medium, sensors for detecting a fire and a control unit.

5. The safety system according to claim 4, wherein the sensors are temperature sensors.

6. The safety system according to claim 4, wherein by means of the active safety system different extinguishing intensities or distributions may be implemented.

7. The safety system according to claim 4, further comprising a fuel cut-off device.

8. Safety system according to claim 4, wherein a manual triggering device is provided, in particular on an outer side of the motor vehicle.

9. The safety system according to claim 4, wherein the sensors are crash sensors.

10. The safety system according to claim 4, wherein the sensors are air bag sensors.