Patent ID: 9660237
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02E

Claim:
1. A battery module, comprising: a housing comprising a lid; a battery cell disposed in the housing and comprising a battery cell terminal and a battery cell vent, wherein the battery cell terminal and the battery cell vent are on an end of the battery cell, and the battery cell vent is configured to exhaust battery cell effluent into the housing; a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, wherein the printed circuit board is positioned in an immediate vent direction of the battery cell effluent; a vent shield channel positioned between the battery cell vent and the printed circuit board along the immediate vent direction of the battery cell effluent, wherein the vent shield channel is mounted directly onto a surface of the printed circuit board facing toward the cell vent, and the vent shield channel is configured to block the battery cell effluent from contacting the printed circuit board and to redirect the battery cell effluent along a desired vent path; and a module vent fluidly coupled to the desired vent path and configured to direct the battery cell effluent out of the battery module.