Patent · US Expired

Heat protection for a vehicle accumulator

US3977490A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 1975
Grant dateAug 31, 1976
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Expiry dateApr 3, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T90/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine which includes an electrical accumulator arranged in the engine space and an air pump for blowing-in air during the after-treatment of the engine gases; the accumulator is encapsulated on all sides by a protective housing leaving an intermediate air space with respect to the accumulator housing while two line connections are provided at the protective housing which are as far away from one another as possible in the flow direction; one line connection is connected with the suction side of the air pump while the other line connection is operatively connected with a protected place in the vehicle which during operation is at least approximately at the outside temperature.

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