Automotive onboard fire suppression system reservoir with pressure-configurable orifices
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1. An onboard fire suppression system, comprising:
- at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent, with said reservoir comprising a resin vessel having a discontinuous fiber reinforcement defining at least one pressure-configurable discharge orifice;
a propellant, operatively associated with said reservoir, for expelling the fire suppressant agent from the reservoir under pressure; and
a remote distribution system for receiving a portion of fire suppressant agent expelled from said reservoir and for distributing the suppressant agent in at least one location separated from said reservoir.
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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 a composite reservoir containing pressure-configurable orifices.
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13 Claims
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1. An onboard fire suppression system, comprising:
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at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent, with said reservoir comprising a resin vessel having a discontinuous fiber reinforcement defining at least one pressure-configurable discharge orifice; a propellant, operatively associated with said reservoir, for expelling the fire suppressant agent from the reservoir under pressure; and a remote distribution system for receiving a portion of fire suppressant agent expelled from said reservoir and for distributing the suppressant agent in at least one location separated from said reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An onboard fire suppression system, comprising:
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at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent, with said reservoir comprising a resin vessel having a discontinuous fiber reinforcement defining at least one pressure-configurable discharge orifice, with said pressure-configurable discharge orifice comprising a wall segment of said vessel having a generally annular section of woven fiber reinforcement which is overlapped and wrapped upon itself, with said at least one overlapping portion unwrapping in response to axially directed extension of the woven reinforcement following fracturing of said resin as a result of deployment of a propellant, whereby the suppressant agent will be allowed to flow through the interstices of said woven reinforcement; a propellant, operatively associated with said reservoir, for expelling the fire suppressant agent from the reservoir under pressure; and a remote distribution system for receiving a portion of fire suppressant agent expelled from said reservoir and for distributing the suppressant agent in at least one location separated from said reservoir.
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11. An onboard fire suppression system, comprising:
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at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent, with said reservoir comprising a resin vessel having a discontinuous fiber reinforcement defining at least one pressure-configurable discharge orifice; and a propellant, operatively associated with said reservoir, for expelling the fire suppressant agent from the reservoir under pressure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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