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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2009
Jason D. Fuhr, Sussex, WI (US);
Dale Trester, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Gary Houchin-miller, Fox Point, WI (US);
Chris Bonin, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Anthony C. Pacheco, Thiensville, WI (US);
Jason D. Fuhr, Sussex, WI (US);
Dale Trester, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Gary Houchin-Miller, Fox Point, WI (US);
Chris Bonin, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Anthony C. Pacheco, Thiensville, WI (US);
Johnson Controls—SAFT Advanced Power Solutions LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A battery module having sealed vent chamber includes a plurality of electrochemical cells each having a vent at an end thereof. The module also includes a structure defining a chamber and comprising a plurality of sockets, each socket configured to receive one of the plurality of electrochemical cells such that the vents of the electrochemical cells are located in the chamber. The module further includes a seal provided between at least one of the electrochemical cells and its associated socket. At least a portion of the seal is deformable such that gases released from the electrochemical cells into the chamber compress the deformable portion of the seal against the electrochemical cells to seal the gases in the chamber.