Bulkhead fitting assembly
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsCasey Dunn, Brandon Thayer, Fwutsai Kuo, Ryan Arens
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a first fitting having a first mating portion and a second fitting having a second mating portion. The first fitting can couple with a portion of a first fluid line. The first fluid line can be at least partially internal to a battery pack. The second fitting can couple with a portion of a second fluid line. The second fluid line can be at least partially external to the battery pack. The second mating portion of the second fitting can engage with the first mating portion of the first fitting to fluidly couple the first fluid line with the second fluid line.
Claims8
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first fitting having a first radial seal and a first mating portion, the first fitting configured to couple with a portion of a first fluid line, the first fluid line at least partially internal to a battery pack, the first fitting configured to couple with a bore of the battery pack, and the first fitting disposed entirely internal to the battery pack;
- a second fitting having a second radial seal and a second mating portion, the second fitting configured to couple with a portion of a second fluid line, the second fluid line at least partially external to the battery pack;
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- the second mating portion of the second fitting configured to at least partially protrude into and contact the first mating portion of the first fitting within a portion of the battery pack to fluidly couple the first fluid line with the second fluid line,
- wherein the second fitting is configured to be removably disengaged from the first fitting with the first fitting remaining coupled to the battery pack.
A battery pack system, comprising:
- a fitting assembly, the fitting assembly including:
- a first fitting having a first mating portion, the first fitting is configured to couple with a portion of a first fluid line, the first fluid line is at least partially internal to a battery pack, the first fitting having a first radial seal;
- a second fitting having a second mating portion, the second fitting is configured to couple with a portion of a second fluid line, the second fluid line is at least partially external to the battery pack, the second fitting having a second radial seal;
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- the second mating portion of the second fitting is configured to at least partially protrude into and contact the first mating portion of the first fitting within a portion of the battery pack to fluidly couple the first fluid line with the second fluid line,
- wherein the second fitting is configured to be removably disengaged from the first fitting with the first fitting remaining coupled to the battery pack;
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- wherein the first radial seal and the second radial seal are configured to form a seal against an inner wall of the battery pack in a liquid-tight manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.