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US 2022/0013758 A1Published application
Vehicular battery pack and vehicle including the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorHyun Chang KANG
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Abstract
A vehicular battery pack includes: a case having an internal space to accommodate a battery cell therein, an inlet to introduce air into the internal space of the case, an outlet to discharge air from the internal space of the case, and an expandable foam member disposed in at least a portion of each of the inlet and the outlet.
Claims11
A vehicular battery pack, comprising:
- a case forming an internal space to accommodate a battery cell therein;
- an inlet configured to introduce air into the internal space of the case;
- an outlet configured to discharge air from the internal space of the case;
- and
- an expandable foam member disposed in at least a portion of each of the inlet and the outlet,
- wherein, when a temperature of the internal space becomes equal to or higher than a preset temperature, the expandable foam member is configured to expand and interrupt introduction of air through at least a portion of each of the inlet and the outlet.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a battery pack installed below a seat provided in an interior of the vehicle,
- wherein the battery pack comprises:
- a case having an internal space to accommodate a battery cell therein;
- an inlet configured to introduce air into the internal space of the case;
- an outlet configured to discharge air from the internal space of the case;
- and
- an expandable foam member disposed in at least a portion of each of the inlet and the outlet, and
- wherein:
- the inlet is configured to introduce air from the interior of the vehicle to the internal space of the case, and
- air discharged through the outlet flows along a side surface of the vehicle through another structure of the vehicle and is discharged to an outside of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.