Apparatus for use with a vehicle component venting system

An apparatus for use with a venting system for a vehicle component, comprising a body having:

• an inlet, an outlet, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween;
• one or more fluid pathways extending between the inlet and the outlet through which air is permitted to pass, and
• an internal shield disposed between and spaced apart from both the inlet and the outlet and configured to block liquid from passing from the inlet to the outlet, wherein:
• the body comprises a frustoconical portion and the inlet includes a first set of one or more fluid ports disposed in the frustoconical portion and extending axially from an interior surface of the frustoconical portion through an exterior surface of the frustoconical portion,
• a surface of the shield and the interior surface of the body define a void between the shield and the first set of one or more fluid ports, and
• the body includes a second set of one or more fluid ports extending through the internal shield and in fluid communication with both the void in the body and a fluid passageway extending between the internal shield and the outlet of the body, wherein the ports of the first set of one or more ports, the void, the ports of the second set of one or more ports, and the fluid passageway combine to form the one or more fluid pathways of the body extending between the inlet and outlet, and further wherein the ports of the second set of one or more fluid ports are offset from the ports of the first set of one or more ports and oriented at non-zero angles relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.