Patent ID: 11870092
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A battery system, comprising:
a battery cell;
a support structure configured to contain the battery cell;
a plenum defined by a portion of the support structure positioned beneath the battery cell;
a vent within the plenum, wherein the vent comprises a hinge coupled to the support structure, the vent configured to open at a first end opposite the hinge and contact a floor of the plenum at the first end opposite the hinge to form an angled path into the plenum beneath the battery cell, wherein the first end of the vent contacts the floor of the plenum at a contact point to form the angled path; and
an oxidant located within the plenum and positioned adjacent the contact point to interact with effluent vapors distributed from the battery cell into the plenum.