Patent ID: 9490471
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A battery comprising: a housing defining a housing inner space; at least one battery cell arranged in the housing; a drying device arranged in the housing and configured to dry air located in the housing inner space; and a molded body separate from the drying device and made entirely from a porous, moisture-absorbing material, the molded body mounted such that the porous, moisture-absorbing material extends both into the housing inner space and into a space outside the housing, connecting the housing inner space to the space outside the housing in a moisture-conducting manner, a first portion of the molded body is located entirely in the housing inner space and a second portion of the molded body is located entirely outside the housing, wherein the first portion of the molded body is connected to the drying device so as to receive water collected by the drying device, and wherein the molded body is in direct contact with both the housing inner space and the space outside the housing.