US 12,246,201 B2
Fire extinguishing apparatus of vehicle
Kyung Wan Kang, Jeonju-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/730,445.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0096772 (KR), filed on Jul. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0021876 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A62C 3/07 (2006.01); A62C 3/16 (2006.01); A62C 31/28 (2006.01); B05B 15/70 (2018.01)
CPC A62C 3/07 (2013.01) [A62C 3/16 (2013.01); A62C 31/28 (2013.01); B05B 15/70 (2018.02)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fire extinguishing apparatus of a vehicle, the fire extinguishing apparatus comprising:
a cover mounted on a battery casing surrounding a battery cell of a battery pack of the vehicle, and the cover being configured to open and close the battery casing;
a spray nozzle configured to be moved to a position of spraying a fire extinguishing agent, the position being capable of enabling the fire extinguishing agent to be sprayed inside the battery casing when the cover is in an open state;
a fire detection sensor configured to detect a fire inside the battery casing;
a controller configured to generate and output a control signal for extinguishing the fire when a fire is detected by the fire detection sensor;
a driving device configured to open the cover in response to the control signal output from the controller, and configured to move the spray nozzle to the position of spraying the fire extinguishing agent; and
a fire extinguishing agent supplying device configured to supply the fire extinguishing agent to the spray nozzle in response to the control signal output from the controller.