Patent ID: 11916250
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A battery assembly for an electrified vehicle, comprising:
a battery array having a plurality of battery cells, wherein each of the battery cells includes a vent configured to release vent gas from a respective one of the battery cells;
an enclosure assembly surrounding the battery array; and
a vent gas passageway within the enclosure assembly, wherein the vent gas passageway includes a plurality of inlet ports, and wherein each of the inlet ports is substantially aligned with a respective one of the vents, wherein the inlet ports are provided by frangible sections of a structure, wherein the vent gas passageway is bound within a plate assembly arranged above the battery cells, wherein the plate assembly includes a first plate and a second plate, wherein the second plate is arranged between the first plate and the vents, and wherein the first plate is arranged adjacent a top wall of the enclosure assembly.