DEVICE FOR COLLECTING BATTERY GAS OF VENTILATING SEAT AND METHOD FOR THE SAME

• US 20160152109A1
• Filed: 04/24/2015
• Published: 06/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Yang, Hee Tae, Kim, Suk Hyung, KIM, Dong Gun
• Application Number:
  US14/696,272
• Publication Number:
  US 20160152109A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/613 Cooling or keeping cold
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/625 Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/30 Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A device for collecting battery gas of a ventilating seat includes a ventilating seat having a ventilating fan and a ventilating duct to perform ventilation. A battery is disposed under the ventilating seat to supply electricity to a vehicle. A gas collecting pack is disposed in the ventilating duct to collect electrolyte gas generated from the battery.

Claims

1. A device for collecting battery gas of a ventilating seat, comprising:

the ventilating seat having a ventilating fan and a ventilating duct;

a battery disposed under the ventilating seat; and

a gas collecting pack disposed in the ventilating duct to collect gas generated from the battery.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein an inlet part of the battery has a cooling fan, and an outlet part thereof interlocks to the ventilating fan and the ventilating duct.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the battery includes a gas detection sensor detecting generation of the gas.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein a connection portion between the ventilating duct and the gas collecting pack is rotatably provided with a door to selectively open and close the ventilating duct or the gas collecting pack upon the generation of the gas.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the door includes:

a door driver mounted at the connection portion between the ventilating duct and the gas collecting pack; and

a control door rotatably mounted at the door driver to selectively open and close the ventilating duct or the gas collecting pack.

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein the gas detection sensor is connected to a controller which is mounted in the vehicle to operate the door, controls the number of stages of the cooling fan and the ventilation fan, and turns on a warning light and displays a warning word.

7. A method for collecting battery gas of a ventilating seat, the method comprising steps of:

detecting gas generated from a battery;

determining whether a concentration of the detected gas is equal to or more than a predetermined concentration; and

rotating a control door toward a ventilating duct of the ventilating seat when it is determined that the concentration of the electrolyte gas is equal to or more than the predetermined concentration to move the electrolyte gas to a gas collecting pack.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

displaying a leakage warning of gas and a driver escape guidance word when it is determined that the gas moves to the gas collecting pack.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

operating a cooling fan and a ventilating fan at the maximum number of stages.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether a driver gets off a vehicle.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

stopping the cooling fan of the battery and the ventilating fan of the ventilating seat if it is determined that the driver gets off the vehicle.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

rotating the control door toward the gas collecting pack.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

performing the step of stopping the cooling fan when an operation time of the maximum number of stages of the cooling fan exceeds a predetermined time when the driver does not yet get off the vehicle and performing the step of operating the cooling fan if the operating time is equal to or less than the predetermined time, by determining that the operation time exceeds the predetermined time.