Patent ID: 11862807
Assignee: KITTY HAWK CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A battery ejection system, comprising:
a pressure vessel;
a battery submodule positioned at least partially in the pressure vessel and configured to release gas into the pressure vessel; and
a seal configured to seal the pressure vessel in a first mode and configured to release in a second mode, wherein in the first mode, the battery submodule is electrically connected to an electrical load via an electrical contact of the battery submodule positioned inside the pressure vessel, and wherein:
the second mode is triggered in the event a pressure level in the pressure vessel exceeds a threshold pressure level, wherein the battery submodule is physically ejected from the airtight seal only by pressure released from the battery submodule;
the battery submodule is configured to be disconnected from an electrical connection in the second mode;
the seal comprises a first component that exerts a force on the battery submodule that pushes the electrical contact of the battery submodule against an electrical contact of the electrical load and a second component that creates an airtight seal between the battery submodule and the electrical load, creating the pressure vessel; and
a latch is used to hold the battery submodule in electrical contact with the electrical load and an o-ring is used to create an airtight seal between the battery submodule and the electrical load.