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

Claim 11:
12. An electrified vehicle, comprising:
an electric machine configured to propel the electrified vehicle;
a battery assembly configured to deliver power to the electric machine, wherein the battery assembly includes a battery array having a plurality of battery cells, wherein each of the battery cells includes a vent configured to release vent gases from a respective one of the battery cells, wherein the battery assembly further includes an enclosure assembly surrounding the battery array, wherein the battery assembly further includes a vent gas passageway within the enclosure assembly, wherein the vent gas passageway includes plurality of inlet ports, wherein each of the inlet ports is substantially aligned with a respective one of the vents, and wherein each of the inlet ports is spaced-apart from the battery cells,
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,
wherein the second plate includes a plurality of frangible sections,
wherein each frangible section provides one of the inlet ports,
wherein each frangible section is configured to at least partially separate from a remainder of the second plate in response to a thermal event, and
wherein the first plate is arranged adjacent a top wall of the enclosure assembly.