MUMBAI, India, Sept. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517080895 A) filed by Oerlikon Friction Systems (GERMANY) Gmbh, Bremen, Germany, on Aug. 26, for 'gas outlet plate for battery modules.'

Inventor(s) include Walter, Heribert; Maag, Michael; Fritz, Tobias; and Rumpf, Jessica.

The application for the patent was published on Sept. 12, under issue no. 37/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a gas outlet plate (1) having gas outlet flaps (3) with adjustable pressure release as a safety device for a battery module in the event of thermal runaway of a battery cell (6) for discharging the hot gas flow from the cell region of the module, wherein the gas outlet plate (1) has a main plate (2) which is composed of a high temperature-resistant material and in which an arrangement of adjustable gas outlet flaps (3) is inserted, wherein the gas outlet flaps (3) have a free circumference (4), which defines the foldable region, and a bending edge (5), via which the gas outlet flaps (3) are connected to the main plate (2), and open when struck by a hot gas flow, and to the use of the gas outlet plate (1) for producing a battery module, and to a battery module having a gas outlet plate (1)."

The patent application was internationally filed on Jan. 30, 2024, under International application No.PCT/EP2024/052204.

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