Pressure balancing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11588206-B2
Application number	US-202117213356-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2021
Priority date	Mar 30, 2020
Publication date	Feb 21, 2023
Grant date	Feb 21, 2023

Abstract

A pressure balancing device comprises a mounting seat, a breathable film and a drying component. The mounting seat comprises a mounting seat housing and a support portion connected to the mounting seat housing. A fluid channel is formed in the mounting seat housing, the support portion is disposed in the fluid channel, and the fluid channel is capable of fluidly communicating an interior space of a component to be depressurized with the external environment. The breathable film covers on the fluid channel. The drying component is disposed on the support portion and is located between the support portion and the breathable film, and the drying component is configured to absorb moisture entering the fluid channel. In the present disclosure, the drying component is provided inside of the breathable film of the pressure balancing device, and water vapor entering the pressure balancing device is absorbed by the drying component.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pressure balancing device, comprising:
a mounting seat comprising:
a mounting seat housing, wherein a fluid channel is formed in the mounting seat housing, and the fluid channel is capable of fluidly communicating an interior space of a component to be depressurized with an external environment; and
a support portion disposed in the fluid channel, wherein the support portion is connected to the mounting seat housing;

a breathable film covering on the fluid channel; and
a drying component disposed on the support portion and located between the support portion and the breathable film, wherein the drying component is configured to absorb moisture entering the fluid channel.

2. The pressure balancing device of claim 1 , wherein
the support portion is disposed transversely to the fluid channel, and a plurality of hollowed-out support portion channels are disposed on the support portion, so that a gas can flow through the plurality of hollowed-out support portion channels.

3. The pressure balancing device of claim 2 , wherein
the drying component comprises a plurality of desiccant particles disposed on the support portion; and
the plurality of hollowed-out support portion channels are sized such that the plurality of desiccant particles cannot pass through the plurality of hollowed-out support portion channels.

4. The pressure balancing device of claim 3 , wherein
the mounting seat further comprises a partition forming at least two sub-regions in the fluid channel between the support portion and the breathable film, and the plurality of desiccant particles are disposed in a part of the plurality of sub-regions.

5. The pressure balancing device of claim 4 , wherein
the partition is provided with a plurality of hollowed-out partition channels, and the plurality of hollowed-out partition channels enable the plurality of sub-regions to be in fluid communication.

6. The pressure balancing device of claim 5 , wherein
the partition comprises a central column and a plurality of partition plates, the plurality of partition plates are disposed around the central column, and each partition plate of the plurality of partition plates is provided with a plurality of hollowed-out partition channels.

7. The pressure balancing device of claim 4 , wherein
the pressure balancing device further comprises a cover having a top plate overlying the partition, and the top plate is configured to cover the part of the plurality of sub-regions containing the plurality of desiccant particles to retain the plurality of desiccant particles within the part of the plurality of sub-regions; and
the top plate is provided with a plurality of hollowed-out top plate channels, and the plurality of hollowed-out top plate channels are sized such that the plurality of desiccant particles cannot pass through the plurality of hollowed-out top plate channels.

8. The pressure balancing device of claim 7 , wherein
the cover further comprises a mounting insert, wherein one end of the mounting insert is connected to the top plate, a distal end of the mounting insert is provided with a snap-on structure, the support portion is provided with a support portion mounting hole, and the snap-on structure is engaged in the support portion mounting hole.

9. The pressure balancing device of claim 3 , wherein
the plurality of desiccant particles are made of silica gel desiccant, alumina gel desiccant, or molecular sieve desiccant.

10. The pressure balancing device of claim 1 , wherein
the mounting seat housing further comprises a cavity with an opening, the breathable film is located between the cavity and the fluid channel, and the fluid channel is in fluid communication with the external environment through the cavity.

Assignees

• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• He Jiahui
• Sun Mengli

Classifications

• H01H35/34 Primary

  actuated by diaphragm · CPC title

• H01M50/394 Primary

  Gas-pervious parts or elements · CPC title

• H01M50/30

  Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases · CPC title

• H01M10/4207

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title