Patent ID: 9034497
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A vehicle battery pack container, comprising: a base member having an aperture extending therethrough; a peripheral wall coupled to the base member; a cover member coupled to the peripheral wall; a venting device having a venting housing and a flow diverter member disposed within an interior region of the venting housing, the venting housing configured to be coupled to the base member such that the venting device is in fluid communication with the aperture in the base member, the venting housing having a tubular portion and a first end portion coupled to an end of the tubular portion, the first end portion having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; and the flow diverter member having a central shaft, a first flow diverter plate, and a second flow diverter plate; the first flow diverter plate being coupled to and extending substantially perpendicular to the central shaft and being disposed at a first longitudinal position on the central shaft, the first flow diverter plate covering a portion of a cross-sectional area of the interior region at a plane that is coplanar with a top surface of the first flow diverter plate; and the second flow diverter plate being coupled to and extending substantially perpendicular to the central shaft and being disposed at a second longitudinal position on the central shaft, the second flow diverter plate covering a portion of a cross-sectional area of the interior region at a second plane that is coplanar with a top surface of the second flow diverter plate, such that a fluid entering the plurality of apertures in the first end portion cannot flow directly through the tubular portion without contacting at least one of the first flow diverter plate and the second flow diverter plate.