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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Thomas A. Wagner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas A. Wagner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/50 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/6563 (2014.01); H01M 10/6557 (2014.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); B60K 11/06 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6557 (2015.04); H01M 10/6563 (2015.04); B60K 11/06 (2013.01); B60K 2001/005 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle battery assembly includes a housing defining a plenum having an inlet, and a plurality of battery cells disposed within the housing. The plenum has an effective cross-sectional area that decreases as a distance from the inlet increases and is arranged to promote development of generally uniform pressure within the plenum.