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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vineet Haresh Mehta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Prilutsky, San Mateo, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vineet Haresh Mehta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Prilutsky, San Mateo, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided in which a pre-formed sleeve or pre-formed secondary can comprised of one or more layers of a high yield strength material is positioned around the pre-formed battery case, the pre-formed sleeve/secondary can inhibiting the flow of hot, pressurized gas from within the battery through perforations formed in the battery casing during a thermal runaway event.