Patent ID: 6197447
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A container for at least one battery comprising a box having a rectangular base, four vertical rectangular sides and a rectangular lid, each side comprising at least one ventilation opening, the total open area of the at least one opening measured in a vertical plane parallel to the respective side being at least 1320 mm.sup.2 per kilowatt hour of the total capacity of the battery within the container, each of said at least one opening having a maximum width of 12 mm, and the lid comprising a plurality of apertures and at least one drainage channel having upwardly directed edges positioned beneath the apertures and leading fluid entering said apertures to flow out of the container through said at least one opening, the vertical distance between each edge and the lid being a maximum of 12 mm, and the total open area, measured vertically between the edges and the lid, being at least 850 mm.sup.2 per kilowatt hour of the total capacity of the battery within the container.