Shielding receptacle for battery cells
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1. A battery pack for a rechargeable battery, comprising:
- a battery pack housing with an inner cavity;
a battery cell shielding receptacle located within the inner cavity of the battery pack housing for use with a plurality of battery cells;
the battery cell shielding receptacle having a first shielding receptacle section that includes a first array of cell pockets that open towards a first face of the first shielding receptacle section;
the battery cell shielding receptacle having a second shielding receptacle section that includes a second array of cell pockets that open towards a second face of the second shielding receptacle section;
wherein the first array of cell pockets correspond to the second array of cell pockets to define a plurality of cell pockets configured to receive battery cells when the first face of the first shielding receptacle section is coupled to the second face of the second shielding receptacle section.
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Abstract
A thermally shielded receptacle for a rechargeable battery. The thermally shielded receptacle can include a material having a heat deflection rate of greater than 50 degrees Celsius to contain a catastrophic runaway of one or more of a plurality of individual battery cells. The thermally shielded receptacle can include material sized and shaped to receive the plurality of individual battery cells and separate each of the plurality of individual battery cells from adjacent individual battery cells.
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1. A battery pack for a rechargeable battery, comprising:
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a battery pack housing with an inner cavity; a battery cell shielding receptacle located within the inner cavity of the battery pack housing for use with a plurality of battery cells; the battery cell shielding receptacle having a first shielding receptacle section that includes a first array of cell pockets that open towards a first face of the first shielding receptacle section; the battery cell shielding receptacle having a second shielding receptacle section that includes a second array of cell pockets that open towards a second face of the second shielding receptacle section; wherein the first array of cell pockets correspond to the second array of cell pockets to define a plurality of cell pockets configured to receive battery cells when the first face of the first shielding receptacle section is coupled to the second face of the second shielding receptacle section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A battery pack for a rechargeable battery, comprising:
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a battery pack housing with an inner cavity; a battery cell shielding receptacle located within the inner cavity of the battery pack housing that is sized and shaped to receive a plurality of battery cells, the battery cell shielding receptacle consisting essentially of a material having a heat deflection rate of greater than 50 degrees Celsius to absorb heat emitted from one or more of the plurality of battery cells; wherein the battery pack housing or components in the battery pack housing are hermetically sealed to be liquid proof and dust proof or sealed to be substantially liquid proof and dust proof; and wherein the hermetically sealed battery pack further comprises a pressure seal configured to release pressure from the battery pack housing when the pressure exceeds a selected threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A battery pack for a rechargeable battery, comprising:
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a battery pack housing with an inner cavity; a battery cell shielding receptacle located within the inner cavity of the battery pack housing including a plurality of cell pockets configured to receive one or more battery cells; a plurality of insertable shielding barriers configured to be received in one or more of the plurality of cell pockets; the insertable shielding barriers consisting essentially of a material having a heat deflection rate of greater than 50 degrees Celsius to absorb heat emitted from the one or more battery cells; and the insertable shielding barriers further comprising a flexible material configured to expand as the one or more battery cells expand or swell. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A thermally shielded receptacle for a rechargeable battery, the thermally shielded receptacle comprising:
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a material having a heat deflection rate of greater than 50 degrees Celsius to contain a catastrophic runaway of one or more of a plurality of battery cells;
whereinthe thermally shielded receptacle is sized and shaped to receive the plurality of battery cells and separate one or more of the plurality of battery cells, and the thermally shielded receptacle includes a cavity or recess configured to receive a portion of one or more battery cells of the plurality of battery cells as the one or more battery cells of the plurality of battery cells expand or swell. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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