Patent ID: 9236589
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A battery module comprising: a housing including an inlet to pass air from an outside of the housing into an interior of the housing, and an outlet to discharge the air from the interior of the housing to the outside of the housing; at least one rechargeable battery housed in the interior of the housing; and an opening/closing member configured to control an opening state of the inlet according to a pressure of the air acting against the opening/closing member from the outside of the housing, wherein the inlet is at an upper portion of the housing facing a first direction, and the outlet is at a lower portion of the housing relative to the inlet, wherein the housing comprises a first guide member extending outward from the housing in the first direction adjacent an upper side of the inlet, and a second guide member extending outward from the housing in the first direction adjacent a lower side of the inlet, wherein the first guide member is spaced apart from the second guide member to pass the air therebetween toward the inlet, and wherein the first guide member comprises a front portion extending outward from the housing in the first direction and in a curved arc shape to a front end of the first guide member, and the second guide member extends outward from the housing to a front end of the second guide member that is spaced apart from the front end of the first guide member to define a space therebetween that is open toward the first direction to pass the air toward the inlet, the second guide member having aplate shape including a first portion proximate the inlet and a second portion distal from the inlet that is convex away from the front end of the first guide member.