Patent ID: 11912123
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 11:
12. A traction battery pack venting system, comprising:
a plurality of battery arrays within a traction battery pack, the battery arrays each having a plurality of individual battery cells; and
a divider system that provides a plurality of vented gas receiving compartments, each of the vented gas receiving compartments separate and distinct from the other vented gas receiving compartments within the plurality of vented gas receiving compartments, each of the vented gas receiving compartments associated with one of the battery arrays,
wherein the manifold is a driver side manifold on a driver side of the enclosure, and further comprising a passenger side manifold on a passenger side of the enclosure, wherein the plurality of battery arrays includes a plurality of battery arrays on a driver side and a plurality of battery arrays on a passenger side, the driver side manifold configured to receive vented gas from the vented gas receiving compartments associated with the plurality of battery arrays on the driver side, the passenger side manifold configured to receive vented gas from the vented gas receiving compartments associated with the plurality of battery arrays on the passenger side,
wherein the passenger side manifold and the driver side manifold are configured to secure rails of an electrified vehicle to secure the traction battery pack to the electrified vehicle.