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Assembly for the thermal management and protection of an electric vehicle battery pack from road water. The assembly includes a corrugated tray for supporting the pack, a housing sealed to the tray, a fan for forcing air through the housing, exhaust vents in the tray for exhausting the air beneath t

Assembly for the thermal management and protection of an electric vehicle battery pack from road water. The assembly includes a corrugated tray for supporting the pack, a housing sealed to the tray, a fan for forcing air through the housing, exhaust vents in the tray for exhausting the air beneath the vehicle, and a shield to prevent road water from entering the housing through the vents.

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An electric vehicle having an underbody and an assembly for the forced convective thermal management of a battery pack and protection thereof from road water, characterized in that said assembly comprises: a tray secured to said underbody and supporting a plurality of batteries each spaced one from

An electric vehicle having an underbody and an assembly for the forced convective thermal management of a battery pack and protection thereof from road water, characterized in that said assembly comprises: a tray secured to said underbody and supporting a plurality of batteries each spaced one from the next by a gap therebetween, said tray having a floor supporting said batteries and a plurality of vents extending through said floor beneath said batteries; a housing enclosing said batteries and secured to said tray, said housing having side walls encircling said batteries and a ceiling overlying said batteries; a fan operatively associated with said housing for pressurizing said housing with air, and flowing such air through each said gap and out of said housing via said vents; and a splash guard underlying said tray for preventing road water from splashing up in said housing via said veins, said splash guard comprising a shield having a plurality of apertures therein offset from said vents and through which air exhausted through said vents flows to beneath said vehicle.