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Lead-acid battery having a fluid compartment for reducing convection-induced heat transfer

US5460900A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 8, 1994
Grant dateOct 24, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lead-acid storage battery for starting, lighting and ignition applications is disclosed which minimizes convection-induced, heat transfer from the vehicle underhood environment surrounding the battery to the battery itself and comprises an injection-molded, integral plastic container having a multi-wall configuration in which an inner container includes the cell elements of the battery and at least one outer container spaced from the inner container provides at least one fluid compartment for allowing fluid flow through the fluid compartment to achieve the desired thermal regulation, the fluid flow path being created by a series of spaced fluid baffles.

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