Motor vehicle traction battery provided with a valve protection cover
AssigneesAmpere S.A.S., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsIon GHINEA, Mihaela-Simona POPESCU
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Abstract
The invention relates to a motor vehicle traction battery (20) comprising:—a tray (22) containing battery cells;—at least one valve (38, 40) arranged in a vertical wall (30) of the tray (22);—and a protective cover (54) secured against an outer face (58) of the vertical wall (30) and covering the at least one valve (38, 40); characterised in that the cover (54) comprises at least one lower rim (62) having a free end edge (63) in contact with the outer face (58) of the vertical wall (30) and intended to intercept a jet of water directed toward the at least one valve (38, 40), the lower rim (62) comprising water drainage openings (65).
Claims9
A motor vehicle traction battery comprising:
- a tray containing battery cells;
- at least one valve arranged in a vertical wall of the tray;
- a protective cover which is secured to an outer face (58) of said vertical wall (30),
- covering said at least one valve;
- wherein the cover comprises at least one lower rim a free end edge of which is in contact with the outer face of the vertical wall and which is intended to intercept a water jet directed towards at least one valve, the lower rim comprising water discharge orifices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.