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Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2020
Applicant:

Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);

Inventor:

Mason Verbridge, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 16/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/08 (2006.01); F16H 57/027 (2012.01); H01M 50/30 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 16/04 (2013.01); B60R 16/08 (2013.01); F16H 57/027 (2013.01); H01M 50/394 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A pressure equalization structure is provided. The pressure equalization structure includes a vehicle component comprising an internal cavity having a first volume, and a first passageway coupled to the internal cavity, and an equalization structure for equalizing air pressure in the internal cavity with ambient pressure. The equalization structure includes a first end coupled to the first passageway, a second end exposed to the ambient pressure, and a second passageway between the first end and the second end, the second passageway having a second volume. The equalization structure has an installed orientation in which the first end is arranged above the second end.


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