Cell carrier and vent tray arrangement for a high-voltage battery

A cell carrier and vent tray arrangement for a high-voltage battery, comprising:

• a cell vent tray having a generally planar vent tray body defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and further having first and second tray ribs extending outward from a top surface of the vent tray body, wherein the tray ribs run along the longitudinal direction and include a first notch in the first tray rib and a second notch in the second tray rib, wherein the first and second notches are transversely aligned with each other;
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• a cell carrier having a generally planar carrier body with a plurality of vent holes formed therethrough and a carrier rib extending outward from a bottom surface of the carrier body, wherein the carrier rib runs along the longitudinal direction and includes a first cross-member and a second cross-member extending in the transverse direction and being transversely aligned with each other;
• wherein the cell vent tray and cell carrier are configured for engagement with each other in an assembled configuration with the carrier rib being disposed between the first and second tray ribs and the first and second cross-members being seated within the first and second notches, respectively;
• wherein in the assembled configuration, the cell vent tray and the cell carrier are precluded from relative movement with respect to each other in the longitudinal direction.

A cell carrying and venting arrangement for high-voltage batteries, comprising:

• a cell vent tray having a generally planar vent tray body defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and further having a first plurality of tray ribs arranged in pairs and extending outward from a top surface of the vent tray body, wherein the tray ribs run along the longitudinal direction and include one or more notches formed in one or both of the tray ribs of each pair;
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• a cell carrier having a generally planar carrier body with a plurality of vent holes formed therethrough and a second plurality of carrier ribs arranged in singles and extending outward from a bottom surface of the carrier body, wherein the carrier ribs run along the longitudinal direction and wherein each carrier rib includes one or more cross-members extending in the transverse direction;
• the cell vent tray and cell carrier being configured for engagement with each other in an assembled configuration with each of the carrier ribs being disposed between a respective pair of the tray ribs and each of the one or more cross-members being seated within a respective one of the one or more notches.