Battery module for the engine compartment of an automobile
US4976327A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R16/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A battery module for insulating a battery from the heat of the engine of a motor vehicle, the module including a battery compartment, an air inlet and an air outlet, a first air flow path connecting the air inlet to the air outlet and a second air flow path around the outside of the battery compartment connecting the air inlet to the air outlet, a damper positioned in the housing for movement between a first position wherein the first air flow path is open and the second air flow path is closed and a second position wherein the first air flow path is closed and the second air flow path is open, a shape memory alloy member for moving the damper from the first position to the second position when the ambient temperature exceeds a predetermined minimum and a spring for biasing the damper to the first position when the ambient temperature is less than the predetermined temperature.
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